How To Get Telnet For Mac

Telnet is a very useful application that is used still by many Mac users for various reasons, including security purpose, system administrations, etc. But, unfortunately, this tool is no more available in the higher version of Mac such as Mac OS Mojave or Sierra. Anyways, there are plenty of ways to install telnet Mac Mojave. Whether you are using Mac Mojave or Sierra, the processes are same. So, have a read.

Ways to install telnet Mac Mojave and Sierra

Method 1: Connect through SSH

This is the best alternative of Telnet and this SSH is available in every modern Mac versions. So, this is the simplest way of getting Telnet. Using SSH, you can ensure a very secure and stable connection. Here are the steps to follow for that.

First tap on the Shell option

Here you need to select the ‘New remote connection’

A new window will open where you need to enter the hostname or IP address. So, it is must to have an account in order to sign in through Shell.

Next click connect.

You will be prompted to type the password. So, type the password when prompted and save the settings.

You will be again asked to enter an IP address or hostname of the server.

Once done, click OK.

Now, enter the user ID in the required field and click connect. That’s it.

So, this is how to use Telnet on Mac Sierra or Mojave.

Method 2: Install telnet Mac OS high sierra and Mojave with homebrew

This is another best and simplest way to install telnet Mac Mojave and Mac OS Sierra. Telnet is all about the command. So, just typing a few command lines and you will be good to go. Follow the below steps here.

Step 1:

It requires Homebrew in your Mac. So, the first step in this process is to install Homebrew if you do not have any.  The command line for this is:

/usr/bin/ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”

Step 2:

The next step is to install telnet using Homebrew using this command line:

brew install telnet

Step 3:

Now, Hit return and allow Homebrew to download and install Telnet on your Mac.

Step 4:

Once, the installation is done, you can run telnet using the below command line:

telnet server-or-ip-address

So, this is how to get telnet on Mac using Homebrew.

Method 3: Installing telnet using backups

One more simple and easy way to get telnet on your new Mac is by using backup. This will happen when you already have the old Mac that has telnet. So, what you need to do is just copy telnet from the old one to the new one. This is a simple two-step process. So, have a read:

Step 1:

You will find telnet on the old Mac version using the following command line:

/usr/bin/telnet

Step 2:

Copy that telnet on your new Mac in the following location using the command line:

/usr/local/bin/

And then you can run the telnet command on your new Mac as usual.

So, these are the three useful ways to install telnet in your Mac. You can use any of them and use it as usual.