Telnet's default escape Ctrl+[ doesn't work on Vista

**Anilrgowda** · 28-Jul-2007, 02:52 AM

This happens in PuTTY and happens using the telnet client bundled with Vista.

Say I'm SSH'ed into some Linux host or other with PuTTY and I am using PuTTY on a Vista box. I decide to check that some service or other is working by telneting into the televant port - e.g. Apache:

--------8<--------
[rob@somehost ~]$ telnet localhost 80
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
--------8<--------

When I did this with XP, W2K etc, I could escape telnet by pressing Ctrl+[ to get the...

telnet>

...prompt. With Vista, I don't seem to be able to send Ctrl+[.

I get the same using the telnet client in Vista...

... so it can't be a PuTTY or Linux issue. How do I get Ctrl+[ to work??

I know I can change the telnet escape character with -e, but old habits die hard (and it is tough to find a suitable alternative escape character).

**Anilrgowda** · 28-Jul-2007, 02:53 AM

Just checked - you need Ctrl+] - not Ctrl+[

28-Jul-2007, 02:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,704 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Telnet's default escape Ctrl+[ doesn't work on Vista This happens in PuTTY and happens using the telnet client bundled with Vista. Say I'm SSH'ed into some Linux host or other with PuTTY and I am using PuTTY on a Vista box. I decide to check that some service or other is working by telneting into the televant port - e.g. Apache: --------8<-------- [rob@somehost ~]$ telnet localhost 80 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. --------8<-------- When I did this with XP, W2K etc, I could escape telnet by pressing Ctrl+[ to get the... telnet> ...prompt. With Vista, I don't seem to be able to send Ctrl+[. I get the same using the telnet client in Vista... ... so it can't be a PuTTY or Linux issue. How do I get Ctrl+[ to work?? I know I can change the telnet escape character with -e, but old habits die hard (and it is tough to find a suitable alternative escape character).

28-Jul-2007, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,704 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: Telnet's default escape Ctrl+[ doesn't work on Vista Just checked - you need Ctrl+] - not Ctrl+[

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