Using the TELNET Proxy

The SunScreen telnet proxy logon process takes place in two stages:

1. First, you must telnet to the Screen and be authenticated by the proxy, which then forwards you to the destination host, which prompts you to log in.

2. You can then log in to the target system and be authenticated in the usual manner.

For information on setting up the telnet proxy, see "To Define PROXY_Telnet".

To Use the Telnet Proxy

The following steps illustrate what a user logging into a system through the telnet proxy experiences. In this example, the proxy is running on a Screen named Screen, and the user wants to connect to a system named foo.com:

1. Type the following:

   % telnet Screen

   The following text appears:

   SunScreen Telnet Proxy Version: 3.2

2. Type the user name at the prompt:

   Username@Hostname: username@foo.com

3. Type your authorized user password to authenticate you to this proxy:

   password:

   The password is not echoed. If you are successful, you will see the normal telnet connection information for the system foo.com, for example:

   % Trying 172.16.6.74 Connected to foo.com Escape character is `^]'. UNIX(r) System V Release 4.0 (foo.com) login:

4. Log in to the system as you normally would, and if required, type a password.