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in reply to Re^4: Time out error as I connect to remote desktop server using telnet
in thread Time out error as I connect to remote desktop server using telnet

You need to test that you can connect via some established method. If access to the telnet command is blocked from your desktop, it could be that your sysadmins have locked it down entirely for security purposes. Contact your sysadmins/network admins.