As you may have been able to read in other posts, do not try to log in as
root, as this is disabled by default in most distributions.
Try and log in as a regular user, and then use su to login as root.
Regards, Alexander van Luijpen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Oliver [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 5:04 PM
> To: De Croes Francis
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Telnet does not respond imediately
>
> I want to thank everyone for the responses, they have been a big help. I
> added the Win98 PC's IP and name to the hosts file. I now get a login
> prompt immediately on the Win98 PC through telnet. However, everytime I
> login via telnet it gives a "login incorrect" message. I know that the
> login works at the console. Any ideas? What is the proper syntax for
> hosts.allow?
>
> ** NOTE: This is a server at my home connected to a Win98 PC through
> ether.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jason
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: De Croes Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 11:43 PM
> > To: 'Jason Oliver'
> > Subject: RE: Telnet does not respond imediately
> >
> >
> > Hi Jason !
> >
> > Remember to also check your hosts.allow, and hosts.deny ...
> > However it seems like a DNS problem to me.
> > Verify that DNS on your server is running, if it is running, that
> > its configured properly and if it works.
> > Try pinging by name AND IP-adres.
> > I had the same problem, you know.
> > Found out that afterall it was no linux, but NT problem ....
> > Linux IS OK !
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > FDC
> >
> > ----------
> > From: Jason Oliver[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: woensdag 16 juni 1999 6:35
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Telnet does not respond imediately
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I can Telnet into my Linux box remotely from a Win98 session, it
> > says it has
> > connected. However, Telnet does not respond imediately and when
> > it does give
> > the login prompt (after 3 minutes) it immediately looses the connection.
> I
> > have checked my HOSTS file and I have associated names with IP's.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas.... :-)
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jason Oliver
> > Glendale, AZ
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
