type "ps -a" to see if xinetd is running.
xinetd listens to certain ports. When a connection is made it passes the connection
to a service (ie telnetd).
run xinetd: xinetd
try telnet localhost
If it still doesn't work, try running: telnetd
telnet localhost
If you can telnet locally but not remotely then you've got a bigger problem, ie
networking/firewalling/ '/etc/hosts.*'
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 04:21:40PM -0700, James wrote:
> I'm very confused about the telnet setup on Mandrake 8. I know all about
> the security risk with running telnet, and I don't plan on using it all
> the time, but I need to be able to telnet into my server, or a friends
> server to help make some changes.. I'm using windows to telnet and I don't
> have ssh.
>
> In Mandrake 7, all I had to do to turn telnet on and off was edit the
> /etc/inetd.conf file and remove the has in front of "telnet." Now, it
> seems there is an xinetd.d directory which contains a telenet file. When
> I open the file, I see this:
> _____________________________________
> service telnet
> {
> . flags = REUSE
> . socket_type = stream
> . wait = no
> . user = root
> . server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> . log_on_failure += USERID
> }
> -------------------------------------
>
> Do I need to add something to turn telnet on, and off? I want to be able
> to turn the telnet server off when I am done using it. Is there another
> method for turning telnet on?
>
> I do have the telnet and telnet server installed, when I do:
> rpm -qa | grep telnet
> the system informs me that I have both installed.
