Don Head wrote:
> To try some generic troubleshooting, check the following:
>
> (1.) In /etc/inetd.conf, a line like the following (not commented out):
>
> telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
>
ok
>
> (2.) In /etc/services, a line like the following (not commented out):
>
> telnet 23/tcp
>
ok
>
> (3.) Verify the existance of /usr/sbin/tcpd.
>
ok
>
> (4.) Verify the existance of /usr/sbin/in.telnetd.
>
ok
>
> (5.) Make sure /etc/nologin does NOT exist (not sure that this would cause
> this problem).
>
ok
when I was looking for /usr/sbin/tcpd , I found a program called tcpdchk, I
ran that and it warned me that /etc/hosts.deny was denying access, I corrected
that and now telnet works, I tried from localhost and from another machine.
Thanks for this help everyone!
>
> Don Head
> Linux Mentor
> Wave Technologies, Inc.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Litwiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:18 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] What do I need to do to get telnet working on 7.1b
>
> if I try telnet localhost I get
> Trying 127.0.0.1
> Telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>
> this has been happening every install of beta 7.1 I am up to about 7
> reinstalls on my test machine now.
>
> Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
>
> > Timothy Litwiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I did a ftp install friday, and still have no telnet server running, I
> > > made sure that the telnet-server package was installed and it is.
> > >
> > > What configuration can I check to see why this isn't running?
> >
> > something weird in your install, for sure..
> >
> > when you install the package, the server is available without doing
> > anything if the rest was installed okay [i mean, your network, etc.]
> >
> > i just tested it on latest 7.1 beta.
> >
> > for your tests, you can use nmap for example. and try to connect on your
> > own machine with "telnet localhost"..
> >
> > --
> > Guillaume Cottenceau
