try
/bin/linuxconf
you can change your security there..
are you teleneting like "telenet 192.168.21.5" using the ip address instead
of an name?
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] telnet access
> Well Chris,
> Only wild guess I have left is that you did the high security Mandrake
> 7.0 install. If so, and you start the system allowing the high security
> "linux" boot to run .. as opposed to the "linux-up" (which is the less
> secure) boot up ... that possiably the secure boot has telnet shut down
> and will not allow telnet to operate.
>
> Look at the prompt on one of your terminals ... if it says
> "Kernal 2.2.14-16mdksecure on a i586 / tty?
> as opposed to
> "Kernal 2.2.14-16mdk on a i586 / tty?
>
> Then you may wish to shutdown .. and reboot ..
> when it begins to come up hit the tab key ... and choose "linux-up" this
> will boot you in a less secure state.
>
> Please be aware this is the blind leading the blind here Chris. I only
> jumped in thinking I might have the answer due to having had the same
> telnetd problems with my Mandrake 6.1 install.
> Hopefully one of the GURU's here will straighten us both out soon.
>
> God Bless,
> Sam
>
> http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr/linuxindex.html
> NOT an IE friendly sight!
>
> Chris wrote:
> >
> > I found telnetd in /usr/lib so it is there... any other ideas that
might help?
> > Chris
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 10:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] telnet access
> >
> > > > Chris wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I ran a port scanner to find out if the telnet port was open and it
> > > > is, but i am unable to gain access via telnet to my linux machine.
It
> > > > pings fine.. i tried changing the port it was using but still it
give
> > > > me this message connection failed could not open a connection on "my
> > > > ip" Any Ideas would be great
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > >
> > > Hello Chris,
> > > I believe you may find that telnetd is not installed on your machine.
> > > From the command line:
> > >
> > > locate telnetd
> > >
> > > If it is missing, as I suspect. Look on your CD or on one of the ftp
> > > sites for your distro.
> > > If you plan to use this in an environment that might be open for
> > > hackers. I understand a program called SSH is a much more secure way
of
> > > telneting. No I don't know how to run or install SSH. I'm trying to
> > > figure that out my self now.
> > >
> > > I found these links of intrest on it:
> > > http://www.linux.ie/tutorials/ssh.html
> > > http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ssh-clients.html
> > >
> > >
> > > God Bless,
> > > Sam
