Telnet for iPhone - iPad

Frequently Asked Questions  for Telnet ?

General

  1. When is Mocha Telnet released
  2. Difference between Lite and Paid version
  3. Any plans for SSH-2
  4. Caps Lock
 

Installation

  1. How to connect to a Telnet Server from the Internet (EDGE)
  2. How to enable the Telnet Server in Mac OS X Leopard
 

Troubleshooting

  1. Cannot make a connection to the Telnet Server
 
 

When is Mocha Telnet released

Our telnet product was released 3 August 2008 at App Store.
 
Telnet v 1.4 was released 14 September 2009. Changes:
  • - In OS 3.0, the auto-correction option (Settings - General - keyboard) could give a crash
 
Telnet v 1.5 was released 26 may 2010. Changes:
  • - Support for iPad
 
Telnet v 1.6 was released 17 July 2010. Changes:
  • - Solved problem with Fxx keys in the iPhone version
 

Difference between Lite and Paid version

Compared to the Lite version the full version has:

  • - Another 4 cool keyboards
  • - Support for ctrl keys
  • - Text Macro support
  • - 20 Host configurations

 
 
Any plans for SSH-2 As to US export regulations , we cannot include 128 encryption.
 
 

Caps Lock

The iPhone does include a Caps Lock feature
  • Tap Settings
  • Tap General
  • Tap Keyboard
  • Tap the Enable Caps Lock slider
Using the Caps Lock: Quickly tap the Shift key twice. Instead of the usual glowing arrow to indicate the next letter will be upper case, the whole Shift key turns blue to show Caps Lock Mode.
Tapping the Shift key again turns Caps Lock back off.
 
 

Cannot make a connection to the Telnet Server

Either
- wrong IP address for the Telnet Server
- The Telnet server is not running
- A firewall stopping access on port 23.
- The iPhone/iPod is not on the same network as the Telnet Server

 
 

How to connect to a Telnet Server from the Internet (EDGE)

To allow a connection with the iPhone on the EDGE network or another wifi network, maybe at your local Cafe, you must configure the router/firewall protecting your office network to allow traffic on port 23. This could be a security risk! Read the router manual for advice.
 
An example:
 
I have a router at my office, which connect to the Internet. It has IP address 88.1.2.44 on the Internet. The router has a fixed IP address on the Internet, if your internet provider (ISP) gives a dynamic address, a solution could be to use a service as NO-IP
 
Our Office Linux PC has a fixed IP address on the local network (wifi) at 192.168.2.2
 
In the router firewall configuration I have configured, if it receives data on port 23, forward it to 192.168.2.2.
 
When on the EDGE network with the iPhone, I will in Telnet as Server IP address write
 
  • 88.1.2.44 , and as port 23 (Not the IP address for the Linux box!)
 
 

How to enable the Telnet Server in Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)

To enable the Mac OS X telnet server click in Finder on file /*System/Library/LaunchDaemon/telnet.plist*, and select enabled.
 
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Hereafter the Mac must be rebooted.