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NCSA Telnet for Macintosh: Telnet Basics

Telnet is used for interactive sessions, such as searching a library catalog or database. The program NCSA Telnet is used to connect to campus mainframe computing resources with the Macintosh. This Quick Start will show you how to connect to VAX (Tiny) (you are required to have an account). A Quick Start is also available to show you how to telnet to off-campus sites.

Connecting to VAX (Tiny)

1. To open Telnet, from the Apple menu, select NCSA Telnet
   The Apple menu may contain a separate item for VAX (Tiny). If so, you can choose that item to go directly to VAX (Tiny)

2. From the File menu, select Open Connection
   The Host/Session Name dialog box will appear

3. From the pull-down menu next to the Host/Session Name dialog box, select cnsvax
   If cnsvax is not one of the sites listed, in the dialog box, type cnsvax.uwec.edu

4. To open the connection, click CONNECT

5. Respond to the initial prompts with your username and password

Disconnecting

1. Return to the VAX $ prompt by entering exit or pressing [Ctrl]+[Z]

2. Log off by entering lo
   The Host/Session Name dialog box should close automatically. If it does not, from the File menu, select Close

3. To quit NCSA, from the File menu, select Quit