telnet to linux from linux. if it still doesn't work, enable the telnet
server in /etc/inetd.conf
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From: Linux Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:21 AM
Subject: [LIH] Telnet Promp does not appear ...
>
> Hi:
>
> I am trying to access Red Hat 6.0 from a NT box
> and I the following response.
>
> <telnet.log>
> Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
> Kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i586
>
> </telnet.log>
>
> There is no telnet prompt!!!
>
> So, I investigated couple of things.
> 1. ping on the linuxBox works fine
> 2. DNS name resolution of the linuxBox works fine.
>
> On the linux box
> 1. ping on any of the NT boxes with machine name works fine
> 2. DNS resolution of any of the other NT machines on the network
> works fine from the LinuxBox
> 3. telnet to a Win2000 Advanced Server machine works fine.
>
> On the linux box
> 1. Checked the entries in hosts,hosts.allow,hosts.deny files and they
> seem fine.
> 2. Rebooted the machine to see if any thing is amiss with the services.
> Only found the following problem
> RPC pending request (errno 111).
>
> Any clues / leads on what could be going wrong over here.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Linux Dev.
>
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