Configure MobaXterm as default client in EVE-NG (Telnet Wrapper)
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 1:41 am
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to set MobaXterm as the default telnet client to connect to devices in EVE-NG, because I like the tabbed, lightweight, and portable interface of Moba. However, I'm having trouble with the fact that when I click on a node in EVE-NG, MobaXterm just opens up and doesn't automatically telnet to that device.
I've tried adding a registry key to map the telnet protocol to MobaXterm, but it seems like the syntax or command line parameters I'm using are incorrect.
Here's what I tried:
Note: I use the portable version, so the path is not in Program Files.
EVE-NG still calls the correct protocol telnet://127.0.0.1:32769, but MobaXterm only opens a new tab without running the session. I suspect that the command line syntax or the way Moba handles telnet://That's Not My Neighbor is not appropriate.
My question is:
Has anyone successfully configured MobaXterm to open a telnet session directly from EVE-NG?
If possible, can everyone share the exact command line syntax or the .bat script used as a wrapper?
I prefer to use free software, so SecureCRT is temporarily put aside. Hopefully, someone who has done it before can help.
I'm trying to set MobaXterm as the default telnet client to connect to devices in EVE-NG, because I like the tabbed, lightweight, and portable interface of Moba. However, I'm having trouble with the fact that when I click on a node in EVE-NG, MobaXterm just opens up and doesn't automatically telnet to that device.
I've tried adding a registry key to map the telnet protocol to MobaXterm, but it seems like the syntax or command line parameters I'm using are incorrect.
Here's what I tried:
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\telnet\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Tools\\MobaXterm\\MobaXterm.exe\" -newtab telnet://%1"
EVE-NG still calls the correct protocol telnet://127.0.0.1:32769, but MobaXterm only opens a new tab without running the session. I suspect that the command line syntax or the way Moba handles telnet://That's Not My Neighbor is not appropriate.
My question is:
Has anyone successfully configured MobaXterm to open a telnet session directly from EVE-NG?
If possible, can everyone share the exact command line syntax or the .bat script used as a wrapper?
I prefer to use free software, so SecureCRT is temporarily put aside. Hopefully, someone who has done it before can help.