# Telnet port number

On the command line, or on the [File] New connection dialog box, you can specify the TCP port number (<TCP port#>) and telnet flag (<telnet flag>) for a TCP/IP connection. If these parameters are omitted in the command line, the default values are taken from the Tera Term setup file.

Only if <telnet flag> is 1 (on) and <TCP port#> is 23, Tera Term starts spontaneously sending telnet commands to the host for the option negotiation when the TCP/IP connection is established.

This particular port number for telnet, 23, can be changed by editing the TelPort line in the [Tera Term] section of setup file like the following:

    TelPort=<telnet port#>

    Default:
    TelPort=23

Whatever <TCP port#> is and whatever <telnet flag> is, Tera Term can respond to telnet commands sent by the host.

# Terminal setup for non-telnet TCP/IP connection

For a non-telnet TCP/IP connection (usually with a port other than 23), you may need to set the "local echo" option on, and the "new-line (transmit)" option to CR+LF. If you edit the TCPLocalEcho and TCPCRSend lines in the [Tera Term] section of the setup file like the following:

    TCPLocalEcho=on
    TCPCRSend=CRLF    (CR is also acceptable)

the "local echo" option is turned on and the "new-line (transmit)" option is set to CRLF automatically when the connection is establised on condition that <telnet flag> is 0 (off), or <TCP port#> is not equal to <telnet port#>. Otherwise, setup values specified by [Setup] Terminal are used. By using these options, one setup file can support both the telnet connection and non-telnet connection.

    Default:
    TCPLocalEcho=off  (This option is disabled and the "local echo" option in the [Setup] Terminal dialog box is always used.)

    TCPCRSend=        (This option is disabled and the "new-line (transmit)" option in the [Setup] Terminal dialog box is always used.)