Assuming you have the userid and password correct, they
probably have telnet logins (i.e. shell accounts) disabled
for users. It might also be possible that the shell defined
in the passwd file is not allowing your login because it's
not defined or allowed for telnet (less likely).
It sounds like this is "your" server so you have control
over it? That makes things a bit easier. What distribution
is it? Depending on what distribution it is, you can look
at some configuration files in /etc and get a good idea as
to what is happening. This can all be done by logging in as
root from the console, assuming you have access to the console.
It's unlikely a problem with telnet. Try telnet'ing to port
80 and see if you can talk to the webserver:
telnet linuxbox 80
Enter a carriage return or something and you should get a response
from the webserver. If that doesn't work, try telnet'ing to a
well known server:
telnet www.ibm.com 80
and see if you get a response. This should verify that telnet is
running OK on your M$ box.
Mitch
>
> HI people
>
>
> Your getting the wrong end of the stick.
>
> I used to have a Linux server in the states, I used to telnet this or
> FTP it and get straight into the root of my HTML directory. Obviously my
> ISP set this up.
>
> Now I have my own server, I would like to be able to telnet straight to
> my HTML directory.
>
> I know how to use telnet, I install NT, SBS and routers for a living and
> I could telnet any of 25 routers I have out there from my Win 98
> computer right now.
>
> So the problem is not that I have a problem with telnet or don`t know
> what it is but when I telnet the Linux box....up it pops and says
> username........passsword.
> I enter this and it says incorrect.
>
>
> So the question is:
>
> If hypothetically you hosted a web site for me on your Linux box, and I
> said I wanted telnet access to my "HTML" and "cgi-bin"....how would you
> set this up on the Linux box?
>
> I hope that is clearer
>
> Anthony Turner
> MCSE, MCP, MCP + Internet
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