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Development Tools HTTP Basics Introduction to HTTP HTTP Requests Using Telnet

Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points
Posted by Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points

Couldn't link to Telnet

Hi.

I typed:

GET / HTTP/1.1

After a long pause:

HTTP/1.1 408 Request Timeout                                                                 
Connection: close                                                                            
Server: Cowboy                                                                               
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:40:54 GMT                                                          
Content-Length: 0                                                                            

Connection closed by foreign host.

What happened and what can I do about it?

Sean

Cameron O'Brien
Cameron O'Brien
11,564 Points
Cameron O'Brien
Cameron O'Brien
11,564 Points

Hello, I was having the same issue. I used this resource: https://dor.ky/restore-telnet-in-mac-os-high-sierra-10-13/ to check for telnet on my mac book pro since I heard it was removed from Sierra. Then I tried following his instructions again and continued to get the same results. Then I made sure that after typing:

telnet httpbin.org 80

and then

GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: httpbin.org

I pressed enter twice instead of just once and it seemed to work... for now.

1 Answer

Brayden Ewen
Brayden Ewen
852 Points
Brayden Ewen
Brayden Ewen
852 Points

Pressing enter twice also worked for me if you are having trouble in the treehouse workspace.