Question

A technician is planning a remote-access strategy to manage routers and switches on a dedicated management network. The management network is segregated from the production network and uses site-to-site VPN connections. Some of the equipment does not support encryption. Which of the following should the technician choose that all the equipment would support?

A. Telnet
B. SSL
C. SSH
D. IPSec

Answer 1

Answer: A. Telnet

Explanation:

Telnet is a network protocol which is used to communicate with a device using a command line interface. It is used mostly for remote management but also find use in switches and other access points.

Th steps below show how the telnet command is used:

1. We need to find out the IP address of ther server using ipconfig command from the CMD in windows operating system.

2. There in the CMD we have to type Telnet <IP Address> <port number>.

If you see a blank cursor then the connection is fine.