Try "telnet 0" RE: [wplug] Telnet Server

[Patryk Laurent]

On the box where you have installed the telnet server, type:
  telnet 127.0.0.1
   or
  telnet 0

See if you get a login prompt from that very same box.

Patryk






On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Weber, Larry A wrote:

> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:37:09 -0500
> From: "Weber, Larry A" <laweber at switch.com>
> Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
> Subject: RE: [wplug] Telnet Server
> 
> I modified telnet so that disable = no  then reran xinetd
> 
> chkconfig telnet reports 'on'
> telnetd and telnet-server are not recognized.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	James O'Kane [SMTP:jo2y at midnightlinux.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, January 06, 2004 1:26 PM
> > To:	'wplug at wplug.org'
> > Subject:	Re: [wplug] Telnet Server
> > 
> > On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Weber, Larry A wrote:
> > 
> > > I need to start telnet-server on Redhat 8.  I have installed the package
> > and
> > > tried running xinetd but still cannot log onto the PC.  I can ping
> > between
> > > the two pc's so I am pretty sure it is not a hardware issue.  Any ideas
> > on
> > > what I need to do to get telnet-server running.   Yes I know ssh is the
> > > right way but this time it has to be telnet.
> > 
> > is xinetd configured to allow telnet? On a redhat machine, the easiest way
> > 
> > to turn that on is to run /sbin/chkconfig telnet on (maybe telnet-server)
> > chkconfig --list will show you the current status.
> > You can also look at /etc/xinetd.d/telnet to see the current settings.
> > 
> > -james
> > 
> > 
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