Syntax: telnet [IP address] [Application port num]
eg:
#telnet 192.168.1.2 8000
[ type here to send the appropriate data which remote server can recognize ]
Use Crtl + ] to get command mode prompt.
telnet> ? Enter
Gives some commad
telnet>close -->to exit
If you want to send Http response from command ..
Use ethereal to capture the data to be sent.
[Hint Right click the request and select TCP Streams ,You will get the Http response packet , Just Copy and paste it after telnet.]
Procedure
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Below packet is the capture of the HTTP get method ,since
assuming httpd is running in the server at port 8080.
#telnet 192.168.1.2 8080
If application is HTTP server below code capture will help full.
---This is what HTTP GET method request packet looks----
GET /index.html HTTP/1.1
Accept: */*
Accept-Language: en-us
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows NT 5.0)
Host: 192.168.1.1:8080
Connection: Keep-Alive
Cache-Control: no-cache
------------------------Ends-----------------
---This is what HTTP POST method request packet looks----
POST /line_sip.htm?l=1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Length: 312
Connection: Keep-Alive
user_moh1=&user_alert_info1=&user_pic1=&user_dp_str1= &user_dp_exp1_0=off&user_dper_expiry1=3600&user_auto_connect1=off &user_descr_contact1=on&user_sipusername_and_local_name1=off& Settings=Save
------------------------Ends-----------------
user_moh1,user_alert_info1 .. are variables getting update values by POST request.
