# Telnet connection problem portserver8

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/telnet-connection-problem-portserver8/6866>\
**Category:** Portserver TS\
**Created:** [September 20, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/telnet-connection-problem-portserver8/6866 "2004-09-20T15:18:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hawk1996](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@hawk1996](https://forums.digi.com/u/hawk1996)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/telnet-connection-problem-portserver8/6866/1 "2004-09-20T15:18:00Z")

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I am connecting to the portserver on port 8 via the com port on a pc. Then I telnet to a network device. It looks like I am connecting to the network device, but I can’t enter any commands. It looks like the only command it will accept is the enter key. When I IP to the network device directly without going through the portserver it works fine. Any ideal what might be wrong?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![michaelt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/michaelt/32/92_2.png) [@michaelt](https://forums.digi.com/u/michaelt)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/telnet-connection-problem-portserver8/6866/2 "2004-09-20T15:21:40Z")

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See my response in the software forum where you also posted this question.