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Development Tools HTTP Basics Introduction to HTTP HTTP Requests Using Telnet

Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
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Posted by Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Connection to httpbin.org not working

Hi all,

I'm in Windows 10 machine, and I managed to enable Telnet via the GUI rather than in the console.

I've since been trying to follow along with the video however if I type

telnet httpbin.org 80

All I see is

connecting to httpbin.org...

And then a blank screen. Any ideas as to what I may have missed. I've even tried connecting to my own website but the same result happens, Thanks :)

Natraj Loganathan
Natraj Loganathan
11,392 Points
Natraj Loganathan
Natraj Loganathan
11,392 Points

The blank screen indicates you are connected, you can issue 'ctrl + ]' to get telnet prompt and type status to see your connection status.

1 Answer

Yuyang Peng
Yuyang Peng
5,665 Points
Yuyang Peng
Yuyang Peng
5,665 Points

Hi, I am facing the same issue right now. And after using ctrl ], I typed st to see the status it does say connected to httpbin.org, however, when I tried to type GET /HTTP/1.1, it doesnt allow me to use enter, as in I only get one line and when I press enter it says invalid command. I would really appreciate your help!