AFAIK, to get telnet working as fast as possible, you need to set up the
host files on both the Linux and NT box. I think the hosts file is called
lmhosts on a NT box. Setting this will make the telnet connect part
faster.
I don't know if there is a way of telneting as root into a Linux... (You
can into a UnixWare.. ;p ) But why would you do that... Don't tell me that
you always use the root account...
Telnet with an ordinary user and do 'su -' when you feel the need...
That's alot safer...
Good Luck...
Ulf Lundstrom
Humorists always sit at the children's table.
-- Woody Allen
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Shane McKeown wrote:
> OK guys, I have managed to telnet to the Linux
> box. I get a login prompt but when I enter
> in root and the password it complains that the
> password is invalid. Why?
> Have I to set up special permissions to allow for
> root access, or can I only log in as a user?
>
> Shane
>
> --- Mark E Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Shane McKeown wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all, I am trying to telnet into my Linux box
> > > from WinNT. Where can I find info on this
> > subject?
> >
> > You need to make sure that telnet is enabled on the
> > linux box. Do a `cat
> > /etc/inetd.conf | grep telnet`. If it returns a line
> > like the following:
> >
> > telnet stream tcp nowait root
> > /usr/sbin/tcpd
> > /usr/sbin/in.telnetsnoopd
> >
> > and the line does _not_ have a comment mark "#" in
> > front of it, the you
> > are in business. This is the default on most newly
> > installed boxen.
> >
> > You also need networking setup. Go to
> > http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ and
> > read the Net3-HOWTO and the Network Administrators
> > Guide if you need
> > help here.
> >
> > Then just click Start|Run and type in telnet. Then
> > enter the name of the
> > Linux box in the dialog that comes up.
> >
> > If you run into problems let me know.
> >
> > --
> >
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