Patrick Putteman wrote:
> Hi all, I did a fresh Venus instal yesterday, and today I installed
> all updates on that machine. Only thing: now I can't telnet to the
> linux box anymore :o( I didn't change anything exept the updates. I
> rebooted the machine, tried a telnet, and got 'connection closed by
> foreign host' Must be some acces restriction, but I don't know where
> to start looking. Any help sould be appreciated ;o) Thx ;o) Patrick
> Putteman
> Internet Support Manager
> Net 7 (Member of the Advalvas Group)
> www.net7.be
Check the file /etc/inetd.conf
This file tells linux what services to turn on at boot up. Check if
there's a comment # sign on the telnet line. If so remove it and reboot.
(Also check the files /etc/host.allow and /etc/host.deny to see if
anything in uncommented)
Pierre
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