diff --git a/tests/p_telnet/0-install_telnet.sh b/tests/p_telnet/0-install_telnet.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - installing telnet"
+
+# Install Telnet
+t_InstallPackage telnet
diff --git a/tests/p_telnet/10-test_telnet.sh b/tests/p_telnet/10-test_telnet.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Author: Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - testing telnet against ssh port"
+t_Log "Making sure port 22 is listening by calling ssh installer"
+../p_openssh/0-install_sshd.sh
+
+sshd_status=`service sshd status | grep running`
+if ! [ "$sshd_status" ]
+then
+  service sshd start
+fi
+
+telnet_port_22=`telnet 127.0.0.1 22 << EOH
+EOH`
+echo $telnet_port_22 | grep "Escape character is '^]'"
+t_CheckExitStatus $?