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
> 

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