I have to agree with this. The main use I have for telnet is checking that I can get access to an outside host:port from a locked down box I can't install anyth

I have to agree with this. The main use I have for telnet is checking that I can get access to an outside host:port from a locked down box I can't install anything on that is behind a firewall. For example: "Hey, program N is having trouble connecting to XX.XX.XX.XX:YYYY, what's going on?" A ping and a quick check of "telnet XX.XX.XX.XX:YYYY" is very valuable when seeing if it's a firewall issue or something to check in the application. Is there a replacement application I could use in the default install of windows to do the same thing? I really just need to verify I can get a TCP connection established to an outside address and port.