Hi
With tcp wrappers on, also check /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny...
If you are using mandrake, check out security settings... I don't know anything
more about them other than they exists...
Bye
Shridhar
"Binand Raj S." wrote:
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> Raghunath L forced the electrons to say:
> > I get " conecton closed by forgin host "
> > when i telnet to my madrake box.
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> Do you have tcpd and telnetd installed?
>
> > but my /etc/services has telnet port enabledand inetd.conf has telnet
> > entry in it.
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> The other way - /etc/services has telnet port entry and inetd.conf has
> telnet enabled.
>
> > also inet service is running .
>
> On redhat, tcpd is in tcp_wrappers rpm, and telnetd is in telnet-server
> rpm. YMMV. Check if you have the executables /usr/sbin/tcpd and
> /usr/sbin/in.telnetd (usually - check inetd.conf for the actual path).
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