[WT-support] WT TELNET

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Please send me your wtDxTelnet.ini file (in C:\ProgramData\Win-Test\cfg\)
as an attachment so I can see what you are doing wrong.

73,
Bob, N6TV


On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM Don Beattie <g3bj.don at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob - thanks. I am using the correct port numbers (and the ones that
> provide a good connection using the DXLog and L32 telnet apps). For VE7CC I
> use 23 and other sites  use 7373 or 7300. If I telnet to the sites from the
> cmd prompt, again I use those port numbers and it works fine. It seems to
> be something related to the specifics of the WT telnet app and Windows, but
> I can’t see what.
>
> 73,
> Don, G3BJ / G5W
>
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 17:42, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> What port number did you select under Options > DXCluster Properties?
>> Some nodes use standard TELNET Port 23, others use Port 7373.
>>
>> To which node are you trying to connect?
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM Don Beattie <g3bj.don at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a problem with the WT Telnet applet. It has worked fine for
>>> years, but now it will not connect to any of the cluster sites. I have
>>> checked the firewall settings and it is an "accepted" app. My other Telnet
>>> apps (DXlog and Logger 32) work normally. I have done a clean install of
>>> the latest WT, which made no difference. To be certain, I then used the
>>> command prompt with the telnet command to connect to one of the cluster
>>> sites and that worked OK.
>>>
>>> I think I must be overlooking something, but I can't work out what.
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>>
>>> 73, Don, G3BJ / G5W
>>>
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