Barry Winch wrote:
>
> This has to be a case of missing the obvious!! I have installed Manfrake 6.1
> (2.2.13-22mdk). I can FTP and TELNET OUT of the box, but I can't telnet in,
> no connection is ever established I can't even "telnet 127.0.0.1", all I get
> is :
>
> Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> Escape character is '^]'
> Connection closed by foreign host
>
> If I FTP in from either the host, or anothr machine on the lan, I get all
> the right prompts, but then always:
>
> 530 Login incorrect
> Login Failed.
>
> This occurs whether I try to log in as root, or any other user.
>
> Any ideas, I know its something stupid I've forgotten to do, but I am
> currently brain deas and can't think what it is
>
> TIA
>
> Barry
Install the telnet server from the Mandrake CD, then uncomment
out the lines for telnet in the inetd.conf.
Dan
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