Add the local machine to the remote machine's /etc/hosts.allow, 'man hosts.allow' for details. (I think, I dunno... your email was hard to follow)
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 09:43:47AM +0000, richard bown alleged: > Hi , telnet server, > yes I know its a horrible thing and you all hate it as its a security > risk !!! > Msec lev med (3 ??)kernel 2.4.18-2mdk > telnet client functions ,but the server is'nt or maybe is'nt > package manager says its installed, > This application cant be done with ssh , so its telnet ! > > I use the telnet server to redirect anything directed at 3 ports on this > machine , to another machine behind the firewall. > > This was perfectly functional on 8.1, and I have the same xinetd.d > scripts and firewall scripts running. Its not a secutrity risk to me !! > > Could someone tel me how to get round what ever has been added, to > disable it . > My actions so far are to remove both telnet- server and client > 1.2.2-16mdk and replace both with 1.2.2-11mdk which is the version with > mdk 8.1...that use to work. > I have now managed to get telnet to localhost to function, but still > left with the xinetd redirects failing. > > firewalls have been disabled on both machines, and have no effect > > I can telnet to the other machine to the ports that are redirected to > from this machine...that works. > > If I telnet localhost 8000 xinetd.d should redirect to the other machine > on port 8000, > What happens is that I get connection refused (errno 111)from the other > machine. > Its as if xinetd is adding something, but what I dont know and cant see > on a tcpdump on the ethernet link between machines. > > > So far this is the only thing I've found that dos'nt work.. > > I can use SNAT in iptables to do something similar, but its a pig to > setup. > > > TIA BR > Richard >
