[Lias] enabling telnet services

[Frank van Zanten]

Running rh7.1, so a little different to what Timo wrote.

running chkconfig --list shows telnet to be on.
Unable to telnet.

THEN,
after running 
sh /etc/rc.d/init.d/ipchains stop
when trying to telnet, I get the message "Connection to host lost"



Quoting Timo Trinks <trinks at elvis.informatik.uni-freiburg.de>:

> On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 07:52:02PM +1000, Frank van Zanten wrote:
> > I have 2 linux computers, machine1 has a modem attached and can
> > be dialled into 
> > for maintenance.
> > machine2 is being set up as a mail server and I need to be able
> > to access this 
> > remotely. I can presently telnet into machine1. How do I enable telnet
> on 
> > machine 2?
> 
> Hi !
> 
> Usually telnet is handeled by the inetd. To enable it you should add a
> line like 
> 
> telnet stream tcp nowait  root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> 
> in your /etc/inetd.conf. (If you use xinetd syntax is slightly
> different)
> 
> Personally I'd suggest to refrain from using telnetd and switch to
> secure shell instead (more secure due to encryption).
> Almost every linux distribution ships the OpenBSD sshd.
> 
> Good luck !
> 
> Timo
> -- 
> aka t² .oO http://www.trinks.net/cv.php Oo.
> 
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Frank van Zanten
Computer Coordinator
Nepean High School

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