How To
Here's a quick fix using the included Telnet application for the following Platform/OS:
(note: 1234 is the port number and is often optional or not necessary)
Unix
[user@host user]$ telnet someplace.com 1234
or[user@host user]$ telnet
telnet> open someplace.com 1234
Windows
Click<Start>--<Run>
Type:telnet somplace.com 1234