Use Telnet to Send HTTP Request

• Launch Command Prompt
• telnet <web-server> <port>
• HEAD / HTTP/1.0
• press Enter twice

Or

• Launch Command Prompt
• telnet <web-server> <port>
• GET / HTTP/1.1
• host: <web-server-hostname>
• press Enter twice

Note: the HTTP commands in bold are case-sensitive, must be entered in the uppercase.