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Function xn_telnet_connect

This function connects to a Telnet server.

int xn_telnet_connect(tnc_context * context, 
                      const BYTE  * IpAddress, 
                      word          Port, 
                      dword         Flags);

Parameters

context

Pointer to the Telnet session context structure. The application does not need to access any fields in this structure.

IpAddress

Pointer to the IP address of the Telnet server to connect to in network byte order.

Port

Port to use for the connect. Specify 0 to use the default Telnet port.

Flags

Options. The following values are supported to specify the desired terminal emulation: TNC_TTY, TNC_ANSI, TNC_VT52, or TNC_VT100. Value zero defaults to TNC_TTY.

return value

Returns 0 if successful, otherwise SOCKET_ERROR.

If this function succeeds, the application can use xn_telnet_sendstring and xn_telnet_getstring to communicate with the server. Use xn_telnet_disconnect to terminate the session.

Telnet Client

Function xn_telnet_sendstring