Nick Kay wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I've just configured a machine for dial-in access (so I can look
> at a web page that gives status info) and I don't appear to be able to
> telnet in from a windows client. I used mgetty+sendfax on the server.
> Anyone aware of any security switches for telnet that would
> prevent receiving a login prompt?
>
> Ive done this many times before with slackware systems but
> this is my first time with a mandrake6 box.
A couple of things to check:
1) Is the telnet package installed? That supplies both the client and
the server that you'll need.
2) Is telnet active in /etc/inetd.conf? Make sure it doesn't have a
'#' in front of it. If it does, remove the hash, save the file, then
run "/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart"
3) Have you ensured that the IP address (or network range) is allowed
in /etc/hosts.allow (or atleast not denied by /etc/hosts.deny)?
That should be all that's necessary to allow telnet access. It's
completely separate from mgetty.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corp.
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