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

[Weber, Larry A]

telnet 0 lets me login to the box

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Patryk Laurent [SMTP:patryk at pakl.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:48 PM
> To:	'wplug at wplug.org'
> Subject:	Try "telnet 0" RE: [wplug] Telnet Server
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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> 
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> 
> 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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