April 11, 2005 6:40 PM

no longer off-topic

gerard said:

I know it is a bit off the thread, but do you have a link to a basic "how-to-use-telnet' post ?


No longer off-topic; I've split the thread and created a new one for you.

Many tutorials out there on using telnet; remember, telnet is not TiVo-specific - it has been around for ages on UNIX and now Linux systems.

Here is one such link (searched for "telnet usage" on google) that will get you going in the right direction:

telnet usage

For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread