tripping over Telnet
Bob McClure Jr
robertmcclure at earthlink.net
Fri Feb 27 17:37:09 UTC 2004
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 09:13:13AM -0800, Info wrote:
> I just put RedHat 8 on a machine. I've been trying to telnet to it.
> But it refuses connections.
Good for it.
> I've tried disabling the firewall.
> (Everytime I run the gui, it starts out with the firewall at high
> security.
No, it doesn't.
http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#firewall
> Since box refuses to talk, I suspect that it is the case.)
>
> Anyone got a clue as to where the real enable Telnet switch is hiding?
First, telnet is not just A Bad Idea, it's A Very Bad Idea. It is a
security hole you can drive a truck through. Use Secure SHell (SSH)
instead. See
http://www.rhil.net/docs/security.html
for a complete discussion.
Cheers,
--
Bob McClure, Jr. Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net http://www.bobcatos.com
Secular Humanism is a religion, too.
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