Telnet Server OS Design Development (Windows CE 5.0)

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The Telnet Server functionality in Microsoft® Windows® CE provides a sample Telnet server that can be installed on a device to allow remote administration through a standard Telnet client. Using the Telnet sample, the current device can be manipulated as if it is running the command prompt on the device itself.

**Note **  The Telnet server support in Windows CE is limited to a maximum of nine (9) connections.

OS Design Information

The following table shows operating system design information for Telnet Server.

Concept Description
Dependencies Core Server Support (Services), Command Processor (cmd).
Hardware considerations The Telnet Server sample requires approximatly 50 KB of available RAM for each Telnet session that it is servicing. Applications that are created during the Telnet session may require additional resources.

Modules and Components

The following table shows the components and modules that implement Telnet Server.

Item Module Component
Telnet Server telnetd None

Telnet Server Implementation Considerations

The following table shows the Sysgen variables for Telnet Server.

Sysgen variable Description
SYSGEN_TELNETD When this variable is set, the Telnet Server Catalog item is included in the OS design.

Application Development Topics

Telnet Server User Lists

Telnet Server Input Options

Telnet Server Registry Settings

Telnet Server Security

Telnet Server Migration

Telnet Server Samples

See Also

Servers

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