On 3/27/06, Matt Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
> >
> >> Why can I not telnet to my own localhost?
> >
> > Is leafnode enabled? Or is it still disabled?
> >
> > Check your xinetd configuration.
I think it's enabled, see below.
> > Alexander Skwar
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> you might want to also try a
> netstat -an
> and see if your computer is listerning on the nntp port
> and if it is what interface(s) is it listerning on ?
None, apparently--see below.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat -n /etc/hosts
1 # /etc/hosts: This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
2 # mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly
3 # used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
4 # On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
5 # "named" name server. Just add the names, addresses
6 # and any aliases to this file...
7 # $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/hosts,v 1.8
2003/08/04 20:12:25 azarah Exp $
8 #
9
10 #127.0.0.1 localhost
11 127.0.0.1 hawat.thufir.invalid arrakis localhost
12 192.168.0.2 gravity.twi-31o2.org gravity
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat -n /etc/leafnode/config
1 ## Unread articles will be deleted after this many days if
2 ## you don't define special expire times. Mandatory.
3 expire = 20
4
5 ## This is the NNTP server leafnode fetches its news from.
6 ## You need read and post access to it. Mandatory.
7 server = shawnews.vc.shawcable.net
8
9
10 hostname = hawat.thufir.invalid
11
12 initialfetch = 5
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat -n /etc/xinetd.conf
1 # /etc/xinetd.conf: sample configuration file for xinetd
2
3 defaults
4 {
5 only_from = localhost
6 instances = 60
7 log_type = SYSLOG authpriv info
8 log_on_success = HOST PID
9 log_on_failure = HOST
10 cps = 25 30
11 }
12
13 includedir /etc/xinetd.d
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat -n /etc/xinetd.d/leafnode-nntp
1 # default: off
2 # description: Leafnode - accepts connections on port 119 (NNTP)
3
4 service nntp
5 {
6 socket_type = stream
7 protocol = tcp
8 wait = no
9 user = news
10 server = /usr/sbin/leafnode
11 disable = no
12 }
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ netstat -an | grep nntp
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ date
Mon Mar 27 14:59:55 IST 2006
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $
Is it a problem with the FQDN? On re-reading the FAQ, I changed the
hostname as I don't own gmail.com, but I *do* have an account with
gmail, so...
I also have a thread on news.softwear.readers, pardon for the
multiposting. I was just trying to address the telnet issue here.
Most of what's been written in reply goes over my head.
-Thufir
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