Many thanks to all who responded. I've installed ssh and can talk to myself now. I've also checked to be sure telnetd was not installed.
Appreciate the prompt accurate help! John Purser -----Original Message----- From: Mark Lanett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:10 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 in inetd apt-get -y remove --purge talkd telnetd fingerd pidentd biff ~mark > 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 through. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
