To try some generic troubleshooting, check the following:
(1.) In /etc/inetd.conf, a line like the following (not commented out):
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
(2.) In /etc/services, a line like the following (not commented out):
telnet 23/tcp
(3.) Verify the existance of /usr/sbin/tcpd.
(4.) Verify the existance of /usr/sbin/in.telnetd.
(5a.) Check /etc/hosts.deny and look for any uncommented lines that may
block access.
(5b.) Make sure /etc/hosts.allow lists your hostname if you will be blocking
access.
(6.) Make sure /etc/nologin does NOT exist (not sure that this would cause
this problem).
Don Head
Linux Mentor
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-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Litwiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Cooker] What do I need to do to get telnet working on 7.1b
if I try telnet localhost I get
Trying 127.0.0.1
Telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
this has been happening every install of beta 7.1 I am up to about 7
reinstalls on my test machine now.
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> Timothy Litwiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I did a ftp install friday, and still have no telnet server running, I
> > made sure that the telnet-server package was installed and it is.
> >
> > What configuration can I check to see why this isn't running?
>
> something weird in your install, for sure..
>
> when you install the package, the server is available without doing
> anything if the rest was installed okay [i mean, your network, etc.]
>
> i just tested it on latest 7.1 beta.
>
> for your tests, you can use nmap for example. and try to connect on your
> own machine with "telnet localhost"..
>
> --
> Guillaume Cottenceau
