= Telnet Escape =

**Summary**:On this page I'll show you how to close a telnet session on aix or cisco. \\
**Date**: Between 2010-2013 \\
**Refactor**: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting. \\
{{tag>aix cisco}}

How to close a telnet session on AIX or Cisco.

== AIX ==

Do you also get this message when using telnet on AIX:
<code>
telnet 10.10.10.110 1059
Trying...
Connected to 10.10.10.110.
Escape character is '^]'.
</code>

And you can't get out? Press <CTRL>+5 followed by <ENTER> to logout:

<code>
Escape character is '^]'.



telnet> quit
Connection closed.
</code>

== Cisco ==

To escape Cisco Telnet press  <CTRL>+<SHIFT>+6 at the same time and then "x". This puts it in the background.
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You can go back to the session by simply hitting <ENTER>.
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When you're back on the command prompt you'll have to type "disconnect" and confirm that you want to close the connection.

In this example I open the telnet session, but it in the background, reopen it, put it in the background again and then close it.

<code>
coreswitch01#telnet 10.10.10.100 53
Trying 10.10.10.100, 53 ... Open


coreswitch01#
[Resuming connection 1 to 10.10.10.100 ... ]

coreswitch01#disconnect
Closing connection to 10.10.10.100 [confirm]
</code>