Re: [RH List] telnet server

["Maynard B. Fernando" <maynard broline com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Blake Thornton <thornton math utah edu>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [RH List] telnet server


> > Blake Thornton wrote:
> >
> > > > telnet xxx.xx.xx.xx:
> > > Trying xxx.xx.xx.xx...
> > > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> >
> >     a) Don't use telnet, use SSH.
> >     a1) Is telnet-server actually installed?  (rpm -qa | grep telnet)
> >     b) Don't use telnet, use SSH.
> >     b1) Is telnet-server enabled? (chkconfig --list telnet)
> >     c) Don't use telnet, use SSH.
> >     c1) do you have port 23 blocked through ipchains?
> >     d) Don't use telnet, use SSH.
> >     d1) Telnet isn't secure, SSH is.
> >     e) Hope you got the suggestion.
> >
> > --
>
>
> I'm really just doing this as an experiment.  I really just want to see if
> I can get telnet set up.  I think ssh will be useless on my network
> because every macchine but mine is a windows machine (my understanding is
> that there is no windows ssh).  And, due to our firewall, I am unable to
> ssh from outside the network, hence that is not so useful.
>
> So, I thought I would play around and see if I could get telnet to work.
> I intend to remove telnet server after I get it going.
>
> chkconfig --list telnet
>
> says that telnet is off.  How do I turn it on?
>

/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart

> thanks,
> Blake
>
>
>
>
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