Module 1 - Telnet Tasks

For this task we were asked to download Telnet and 'telnet' to the following address:

telnet://library.deakin.edu.au

I found telnet quick and easy to use. If I used it more often and was familiar with the commands then would find it more comfortable, however, I prefer to use a web-based interface as there are more options and related links.

Telnet reminds me of DOS prompts and I was always getting my commands mixed up when using DOS.

In searching for the author Bennahum there were a series of commands we had to input to find the results and then were asked to email the results to ourselves.

The email contained the following information:

You searched for the AUTHOR: bennahum
2 AUTHORS found, with 2 entries; AUTHORS 1-2 are:
1 Bennahum David A 1936 ................................. 1 entry
2 Bennahum Ninotchka .................................... 1 entry

We also looked at telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl

Wow - someone sure had a lot of free time. Star Wars fans should watch this although it might be quicker to watch the movie. Its a fun way to see how Telnet can operate and its capabilities.
It also gives some insight into how much further we have gone using the internet and technologies.

Being able to use earlier technologies we can see how the internet has evolved. The company I worked for 10 years ago had a website which was a portal to download files. Users would either ftp or http to the site to download reports on a daily basis. The site consisted of no other content.

There has always been a need to create applications purely for pleasure as blinkenlights shows. The internet has produced a lot of useful applications and technologies but there is also a creative side which focuses on user experience.

The technology now used to search the internet is sophisticated and constantly changing to produce the best experience for users. User experience is top priority and with so many choices the competition is fierce. This can only benefit users who are spoilt for choice.


What is Telnet ...?
Telnet (Teletype network) is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive communications facility. Typically, telnet provides access to a command-line interface on a remote host via a virtual terminal connection which consists of an 8-bit byte oriented data connection over the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). User data is interspersed in-band with TELNET control information.
Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet)

References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 1 Introduction to Internet Communications". Retrieved June 8, 2009 from
http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985240_1