Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread John Purser
Hello, I'm running Debian woody with a 2.4.10 custom kernel. In response to telnet 127.0.0.1 I get this error: telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not telnet to it. I'm guessing telnet connectivity is turned off by default. Where do I go to

Re: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread Craig Dickson
John Purser wrote: I'm running Debian woody with a 2.4.10 custom kernel. In response to telnet 127.0.0.1 I get this error: telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not telnet to it. I'm guessing telnet connectivity is turned off by default.

Re: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread Michael Heldebrant
On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 12:02, John Purser wrote: Hello, I'm running Debian woody with a 2.4.10 custom kernel. In response to telnet 127.0.0.1 I get this error: telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not telnet to it. I'm guessing telnet

Re: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread Mark Lanett
Better to leave it off. No reason to install an insecure program just because of a test. If you want telnet-style functionality, use ssh. What I do: apt-get install ssh # Note: install server as daemon # disable crap in inetd apt-get -y remove --purge talkd telnetd fingerd pidentd biff ~mark

Re: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread Dave Sherohman
protocol, such as ssh, instead. Where do I go to turn it on? I haven't used telnet on my network before but it's suggested as a test in a HOW-TO I'm working through. # apt-get install telnetd-ssl telnet-ssl # telnet localhost # apt-get remove --purge telnetd-ssl # apt-get install ssh

Re: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread martin f krafft
* John Purser [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001.10.25 11:02:02-0600]: I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not telnet to it. I'm guessing telnet connectivity is turned off by default. Where do I go to turn it on? I haven't used telnet on my network before but it's suggested as a test in a HOW-TO I'm working

RE: Unable to telnet to localhost

2001-10-25 Thread John Purser
:10 To: Debian-User (E-mail) Subject: Re: Unable to telnet to localhost Better to leave it off. No reason to install an insecure program just because of a test. If you want telnet-style functionality, use ssh. What I do: apt-get install ssh # Note: install server as daemon # disable crap

Re: telnet to localhost

1998-01-22 Thread Wiria A Kusuma
thanks guys for all the help I had received, I think what Craig said makes sense, I am in private network, and I presumes that is the case..., right now I am in the office so I can't check my box at home, I will do it the first thing I get home..., thanks craig good on ya and have a good day..

Re: telnet to localhost

1998-01-22 Thread John Boggon
-Original Message- From: Pure Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wiria A Kusuma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thursday, 22 January 1998 5:58 am Subject: Re: telnet to localhost On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wiria A Kusuma wrote: I can

telnet to localhost

1998-01-21 Thread Wiria A Kusuma
I can not telnet or ftp to localhost, it says that service is not started, but I can see them in /etc/service, can some body tell me where should I check for this error? Further more I can not even ftp or http to my box from the net, even thou my apache and wuftpd is up and running.., it says

Re: telnet to localhost

1998-01-21 Thread Myron Alexander
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wiria A Kusuma wrote: I can not telnet or ftp to localhost, it says that service is not started, but I can see them in /etc/service, can some body tell me where should I check for this error? Further more I can not even ftp or http to my box from the net, even thou my

Re: telnet to localhost

1998-01-21 Thread Pure Energy
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wiria A Kusuma wrote: I can not telnet or ftp to localhost, it says that service is not started, but I can see them in /etc/service, can some body tell me where should I check for this error? Further more I can not even ftp or http to my box from the net, even thou my

Re: telnet to localhost

1998-01-21 Thread Craig Sanders
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wiria A Kusuma wrote: I can not telnet or ftp to localhost, it says that service is not started, but I can see them in /etc/service, can some body tell me where should I check for this error? there are several possible causes for this: 1. check the log files in /var/log