>
> > > Unless you chose the "server" install, by default Mandrake
> > > doesn't install the telnet server. Or any servers for that matter.
> >
> > Actually this is not correct. True - inetd must be assigned
> > a run level but from the above responses - OBVIOUSLY tcp
> > (telnet) services are installed. Afterall - I can telnet OUT
> > but some weir'ed Mandrake'ism is preventing the connection
> > inbound
>
> The telnet daemon is a separate install in mdk... just install the
> rpm. Can't think of the name...
.mmm weired !! I suppose we're being saved from
ourselves are we ?
> Well, no. Telnetting out is a completely different issue then
> telnetting in. You use telnet as client and telnetd to accept
> connections.
yes agreed - and inetd.conf has the approprite
entries; see following paragraph
> Did you check whether the receiving service is in fact running:
yes - as I mentioned in a previous post I had to set the
run level for inetd - so it would staff in rc3.d
> service inetd status
> or
> service xinetd status
Now the follwing is weired !
[root@purcell xinetd.d]# service inetd status
inetd: unrecognized service
BUT
[root@purcell xinetd.d]# ps aux |grep inet
root 369 0.0 0.3 1100 520 ? S Jan21 0:00 inetd
root 5888 0.0 0.7 1940 944 ? S 10:58 0:00 xinetd -reuse -pi
Now, there are appropriate entries in /etc/inetd.conf for telnet but
they don't seem to observed. There is nothing in xinetd.d for telnet
which is probably the problem. That is, it seems that xinetd seems
to have taken over. (BTW I started it from inet.d)
could someone send me an /etc/xinetd.d/telnet.conf please ?
Also, someone asked about the security level
[root@purcell xinetd.d]# echo $SECURE_LEVEL
4
cheers,
Kyle Hargraves (and thanks for the assistance to date)
