InetTelnetOpen
int InetTelnetOpen (const char *telnetServer, unsigned short remotePort, unsigned short localPort);
Purpose
Attempts to open a new Telnet connection with the specified Telnet server and port. Returns a nonnegative integer Telnet handle if the connection attempt succeeds or a negative error code if the connection attempt fails.
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Note This library allows opening a maximum of 1024 concurrent Telnet connections. |
Parameters
| Input | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| telnetServer | const char * | The name or IP address, in dot notation, of a remote machine running a Telnet server on the specified port. |
| remotePort | unsigned short | The port on the specified server with which to establish a Telnet connection. The standard Telnet port is 23. |
| localPort | unsigned short | The port on the local machine through which to establish the Telnet connection. Entering 0 forces the system to choose any available port. National Instruments generally recommends entering 0. |
Return Value
| Name | Type | Description |
| telnetHandle | int | The value that you must use in subsequent function calls to specify this Telnet connection. Negative values indicate that an error occurred. |
Additional Information
Library: Internet Library
Include file: cvintwrk.h
LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 7.1 and later
Example
Refer to internet\telnet\telnet.cws for an example of using the InetTelnetOpen function.