ftp/telnet

hi im a win7 newbie
my quest is to
how to connect to windows using only ftp/telnet on lan
i tried using by typing the following in cmd
=ftp ip/hostname
it says not connected but when i type
=ping ip
=tracert ip
it works, but still icannot use ftp for that ip
do i need to config the server like 'allow remote connections' in remote settings
plz state every bit if it works for your network /without any software/ if there is a need to config server_ftp is there a way to acces other pc on lan without touching it
-Thnx

Do you have a FTP server installed on the target system?
The "'allow remote connections' in remote settings" enables the remote desktop server, totally unrelated. You need some FTP software or telnet server fro those to work. There isn't anything listening to your connection attempt otherwise.