If the address is valid but you are still unable to gain a connection, click on Ping to send a test packet of data across the Internet to the remote machine. Wait for a response. If you receive a response, you will know that your Telnet site is up and running. You need to know the site, name and location of your file on the remote machine. If you wish to obtain a file from an account you own on a remote machine, you will need to know both the userid and the password on that machine.
Some sites allow anyone on the Internet to download certain files.
When you wish to obtain one of these files, enter anonymous as the userid and then your E-mail address as the password. If you have an account on a machine that is connected to the Internet, this program will begin a Telnet session which will enable you to access that machi ne. All that is needed is the userid and password on that machine in order to access your account there. The Unsupported Applications Group contains applications that are currently being tested for possible future inclusion in either the EagleNet or Internet Applications Groups. These programs, such as Pegasus Mail, are available for your use, but are not currently supported by either the Hotline, labs, or the University Computing Center Training Office.