Cisco Packet Tracer – Is Telnet Connection Possible Between Client and Server?

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I wanna capture telnet packet with such a simple client-server topology.

A simple client-server topology

There is no configuration under Services on the server-side.

I tried to telnet to the server on Command Prompt with:

C:\>telnet 192.168.1.80
Trying 192.168.1.80 ...
% Connection refused by remote host

I learned from serval guides that it is able to capture telnet packets by adding a switch or router.

My question is: is it possible to make a telnet connection on such a scenario: client -- server?

Best Answer

The answer is yes on a normal scenario but not in Packet tracer.

To be able to Jump to a Server using Telnet or SSH you should enable that telnet or SSH service on both client and server side. Packet tracer doesn't have that features on PCs and Servers i think...

To capture Telnet packets you could instead use a Router and as you said, a Switch to mirror ports.

Something like this

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Router Config

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Switch Config

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On a real life scenario the Sniffer would be replaced by a PC or Laptop, and we would use a packet capture program like Wireshark.

I hope this is helpful, Regards!

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