Can not use telnet localhost

Question

I can't use command telnet localhost, always get this error :

Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed

Even I have all ports allow connection in inbound and outbound rules in Windows firewall.

My OS : Windows 7

Solution

Windows 7 does not come with a telnet server installed by default. Here is how to install it:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770501(WS.10).aspx#bkmk_installVista

Comments

[geekosaur]

Do you actually have a telnetd running? It's not at all normal for Windows.

[ITFan]

Hi geekosaur, do you mean enable telnet client in windows features ? If it is, yes I did.

[geekosaur]

You need the telnet server; you have the client.

[barlop]

you should run netstat -aon see if the server is listening it probably isn't. listening on port 23

[ITFan]

Solved ! I have to enter 192.168.1.1 instead of "localhost"