Exercise One

Exercise One

• Okay, why not try masquerading as a web browser yourself using telnet and take a look at your favorite web site.

• Remember, step one is to use a Telnet client to contact the web server (Most web servers are on port 80). Thus, your telnet address will look something like the following:

telnet www.somedomainofyourchoice.com 80

• Once you are connected, you should send a GET request like the following:

GET /index.html

• Don't forget to type the two carriage returns after the document you want to see:

The GET Method
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The GET Method