Bill, In /etc/xinetd.d/ there should be a file "telnet"
As root edit it so that the entry marked : disable=yes is changed to: disable=no Save this then restart the xinetd with something like: /sbin/service xinetd restart Then Bob should be your uncle :-) On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 16:54, Bill Evans wrote: > > Not a silly question, though you might think these are. > What is a telnet port? > What is a port scanner? > > Bill > > The silly question (obviously) would be to ask if you have a telnet port > > open. What does your favourite port scanner tell you? > > > > Greg > > --- - > > > > Bill Evans is on permanent record as saying: > > :I have two computers networked together one running RH7.0 (192.168.1.1) > > :the other RH7.3 (192.168.1.2) > > :I can successfully ping each from the other. > > :When I try to telnet however I get the following. > > :On the RH7.3 > > :# telnet 192.168.1.1 > > :telnet: connect to address 192.168.1.1 :Connection refused > > : > > :On the RH7.0 > > :#telnet 192.168.1.2 > > :Trying 192.168.1.2... > > :telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > > : > > :/etc/hosts is the same on each computer: > > :192.168.1.2 duron.localnet.net duron > > :127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > :192.168.1.1 pentium.localnet.net pentium > > : > > :I would be grateful for advice on how to sort this out > > : > > :Bill > > : > > : > > > -- Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch New Zealand phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 Fax 3642222
