telnet protocol question

[flubbard]

To better understand network programming, I'm trying to set up a little telnet terminal program. Right now I am just trying to figure out how to establish the connection. I am using the socket.h and inet.h liabraries (along with a few others) and am able to put network traffic on the line (as shown in etherreal). I am having trouble finding documentation on the telnet protocol (in terms of the handshaking necessary to get to the login prompt). I looked at the telnet specification but didn't find the type of detail I was looking for.

Does anyone have suggestions on where I can find this type of detail on the telnet protocol.

Thanks,
Barry

 

[xwb]

Try

http://www.telnet.org/htm/dev.htm

It has the source code!

 

[adrstan1]

Also, you may want to take a look to putty sources, at:

http://www.putty.nl/download.html