Telnet
The Telnet is a protocol generally used to emulate a DEC VT100+ terminal. You should always use a secure, encrypted connection, such afforded by the SSH protocol ˘ rather than the unsecure "Telnet," which sends information in clear text over a network link ˘ when starting a remote terminal connection.
Mac OS X includes a "Terminal application" in the /Applications/Utilities folder and the OpenSSH software suite designed to make secure terminal connections to other systems. Terminal, which provides a command line interface to Mac OS X's UNIX underpinnings, can be used to SSH to other host systems, such the gibson.rit.edu server provided by RIT. At the command prompt, type the "ssh" command followed by the host address.
TN3270
Specific RIT systems also need a special kind of terminal client that support the TN3270 protocol. ITS supports tn3270 X for these purposes; it can open the specialized TN3270 connection and wrap it in SSL/TLS encryption for security.
To obtain this software and configure it for RIT use, please refer to our tn3270 X page.
