xinetd is inetd with a graphical configuration isnt it ?
On 23-Apr-99 Jim B wrote:
> Hi all, I'm a newbie on this list... I just installed Linux for my first
> time last week. I've been learning tons of stuff too. FYI I'm running the
> Debian 2.1 release on an iP133 with 48MB RAM.
>
> Anyway, when I installed it I didn't know exactly what some of the questions
> meant so I followed most of the defaults. Don't worry, now I mostly know
> what I'm doing ;-) but I still can't seem to figure out what is the
> difference between xinetd and inetd. Looks to me like they both do the same
> thing. Can anybody tell me the purpose of xinetd?
>
> BTW I'm using the Linux box over a dial-up PPP connection and using IP
> masquerading to firewall/hook up my Win98 box as well.
>
> Thanks!
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Tony Hernandez ::: Intellon Corporation
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