[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >Does `netstat -a' show inetd listening for connections?
> 
> No.
> lo is in the routing table of the kernel (netstat -r), but
> nothing for netstat -a.
>
> In the inetd.conf, I have:
> ftp  stream    tcp  nowait    root /usr/sbin/tcpd  ftpd

That should be:

ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/ftpd

You should always specify the path to the ultimate executable, especially
when using tcpd.

> So it seems that inetd doesn't listening for connections. (?)

Indeed, that is what it looks like.  Do you get any messages sent
to syslog about it?
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