As far as I can find out xinetd actually doesn't start services like telnet, ftp, etc... It's a super server that listens to ports and when it gets a request for a service it starts that service. So If you did a netstat command and you don't have xinetd configured to have telnet running all the time it is going to say that tenet is not running. They have it set up like that to save on resources. Yes SSH is allot more secure but that isn't what you were asking was it... That is all that I've learned about xinetd so far, I'll look into it some more and try to find an answer for you as to how to turn telnet on and off. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, if anyone else knows how please reply. Nss larry a price wrote: > > You can at least tell if the telnet daemon(process) is running by using > the netstat command thusly: > > bash:~$ netstat -al > > which will give you a list of all network ports and their current status. > If telnetd is running and listening for conections you should probably > shut it off. It's considered a security hole as are rpc.statd and sunrpc, > for remote logins, you should look at ssh, if it's not already on your > system you can find more info and pointers to rpms at > http://www.openssh.org ssh stands for secure shell and unlike telnet > does not send all your traffic in clear (which is to say, if you're > editing your top-secret-files over a telnet link, the blackhats could read > everything you send over the wire, especially your passwords(ooops!)) > > Larry Price | "We have seen the truth. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | And the truth makes no sense." -chesterton > _______________________________________________________________ > > On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, 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. > >
