On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 10:36:17AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have installed telnet server on my unit. But I can not > > telnet to it from my Windows computer. How do I make it > > active so I telnet in to it? > in services, enable telnet then run chkconfig --level 2345 telnet on and > restart xinetd....
Likewise, telnet is evil. See, telnet does not do encryption, so anyone with a simple network sniffer can see your precious passwords and data as it travels across the wire. Fine if you trust your network, or if you tunnel over a secure connection. But then, why take chances? SSH is much better. Use at least SSH version 2. SSH is encrypted _and_ it lets you do all sorts of funky stuff like scp (secure copy), sftp (secure ftp), and ssh tunnelling. Way cool. _And_ you even get color. The telnet built into Windows doesn't have that. ;) You can even set it up to authenticate you using keys, which means either not having to type any password or having to type just one. One could argue that that lessens security, but as long as you keep your private key safe, you're fine. SSH clients are available for all the platforms I know about. The one for Windows is particularly cute. Look for putty, download it, and have fun. Sacha 8) _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
