IF anyone is interested in a better telnet client than comes with Win9x:
Telnet client with personal FTP server. Version 1.5.6.0
This FREEWARE program NOT REGISTERED for commercial usage.
Check http://www.magnitka.ru/~anatol/telnet for latest version.
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Ain't cut and paste wonderful...
That was straight out of the console mode one. Which, by the way, WILL go full
screen... (I hate little windows, can you tell?)
It also has a windows gui type if you like that sort of thing...
Barry Winch wrote:
> Thanks for the response folks, I stupidly assumed that the telnet server had
> been installed .... we all know what assumed means ---- right?
>
> In answer to Oves question, I telnet in using both linux and w98 machines,
> w98 works ok for the limited work I do through telnet.
>
> Secondly, I uninstalled the BERO-ftpd and installed the wu-ftp, and it now
> works.
>
> Thanks for the quick responses, and sorry for the duplicate posting, seems
> to be a six hour turn around on mail here sometimes!!
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] FTP andf Telnet
>
> wu-ftp
>
> Ove Peter wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had this problem just two days ago with Mandrake 7.0:
> > Solution was to install the "telnet-server" RPM, it worked immediately
> > after doing this.
> > Unlike other distributions, Mandrake (or RH) split up the telnet package
> > in two RPMīs: telnet-server and telnet-client. Only the telnet-client is
> > installed by default.
> >
> > Canīt help you with FTP, though. Maybe something similar?
> >
> > Out of interest: are you using Windoze to telnet in, and if yes, which
> > client are you using? I found the built in M$ client VERY bad and had to
> > d/l some other client to be able to use vi.
> >
> > Ove
> >
> > Barry Winch wrote:
> > >
> > > This has to be a case of missing the obvious!! I have installed Manfrake
> 6.1
> > > (2.2.13-22mdk). I can FTP and TELNET OUT of the box, but I can't telnet
> in,
> > > no connection is ever established I can't even "telnet 127.0.0.1", all I
> get
> > > is :
> > >
> > > Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> > > Escape character is '^]'
> > > Connection closed by foreign host
> > >
> > > If I FTP in from either the host, or anothr machine on the lan, I get
> all
> > > the right prompts, but then always:
> > >
> > > 530 Login incorrect
> > > Login Failed.
> > >
> > > This occurs whether I try to log in as root, or any other user.
> > >
> > > Any ideas, I know its something stupid I've forgotten to do, but I am
> > > currently brain deas and can't think what it is
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Barry
