I recommend that you not use telnet and instead use SSH. Telnet is not secure while SSH (and SCP) is.Check out the following site that states why you should use SSH and not Telnet.
http://security.resist.ca/ssh.shtmlCheck out the site below that gives you step by step instructions on how to setup SSH on your Linux system.
http://www.mines.edu/~gmurray/HowTo/sshNotes.htmlHave fun!
