Mount a new device in Unix box from Java

Hi,
Would anybody please help me how to write a method that could mount a new device to the sever?
For example, I have new device call "d0". After telnet and login the Unix box, I could execute "/sbin/mount d0". But I don't know how to execute this command from my java app. Someone suggested me to use "telnet" protocol while other suggested to use "socket". I don't know syntax either one.
Please help and thanks in advance.
Hung.

Thank you, newio.
You'll than have to communicate with it using the Telnet protocol. >There i probably a class out there that does this for you, so use >Google to find it.If I find Telnet protocol class, how can I use it with my socket. Is that a stand alone application or class? Honestly, I don't know anything about socket programming. Please clerify a little bit loggically how it works.
Thanks
Hung

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