I don't know if this'll work for you guys, but I took a stab in the dark and now telnet works for me. I just downloaded the new telnet rpm from rpmfind (telnet-client-krb-1.2.2-15mdk), and rpm -Uvh telnetblahblah and now I'm up and running.
HTH Edmund > -----Original Message----- > From: Frans Ketelaars [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 5:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Help with Telnet > > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:49:05 -0700 (PDT) > Onur Kucuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- Frans Ketelaars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes :) > > > > > > [frans@localhost linux]$ rpm -qa | grep telnet > > > gnome-telnet-2.4-2mdk > > > telnet-client-krb5-1.2.2-11mdk > > > telnet-server-krb5-1.2.2-11mdk > > > [frans@localhost linux]$ telnet localhost > > > Trying 127.0.0.1... > > > Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). > > > Escape character is '^]'. > > > > > > localhost.localdomain (Linux release 2.4.8-26mdk > > > #1 Sun Sep 23 17:06:39 CEST 2001) (2) > > > > > > login: frans > > > Password: > > > Last login: Thu Oct 25 23:31:42 from localhost > > > [frans@localhost frans]$ > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > -Frans > > > > Can you tell how ? What we had really wanted to learn > > was how to make a telnetd run our systems.... > > > > [root@zaburt root]# cat /etc/xinetd.conf > > # > > # Simple configuration file for xinetd > > # > > # Some defaults, and include /etc/xinetd.d/ > > > > defaults > > { > > instances = 60 > > log_type = SYSLOG authpriv > > log_on_success = HOST PID > > log_on_failure = HOST > > cps = 25 30 > > } > > > > includedir /etc/xinetd.d > > > > [root@zaburt root]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/telnet > > service telnet > > { > > # disable = yes > > flags = REUSE > > log_on_failure += USERID > > socket_type = stream > > user = root > > server = /usr/sbin/telnetd > > server_args = -a none > > wait = no > > } > > > > [root@zaburt root]# rpm -qa |grep telnet > > gnome-telnet-2.4-2mdk > > ktelnet-0.7b1-10mdk > > telnet-client-krb5-1.2.2-15mdk > > telnet-server-krb5-1.2.2-15mdk > > > > [root@zaburt root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart > > Stopping xinetd: > > [ OK ] > > Starting xinetd: > > [ OK ] > > > > [root@zaburt root]# telnet localhost > > Trying 127.0.0.1... > > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection > > refused > > > > [root@zaburt root]# nmap localhost > > > > Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA22 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) > > Interesting ports on localhost.localdomain > > (127.0.0.1): > > (The 1535 ports scanned but not shown below are in > > state: closed) > > Port State Service > > 21/tcp open ftp > > 22/tcp open ssh > > 111/tcp open sunrpc > > 631/tcp open cups > > 839/tcp open unknown > > 6000/tcp open X11 > > 32771/tcp open sometimes-rpc5 > > > > > > Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned > > in 1 second > > > > > > Onur > > Hi, I just installed telnet yesterday and it just worked. Now the > really strange thing: this morning it had stopped working (I didn't > log out or something). So I removed the mentioned telnet rpm's and > reinstalled them and now it works again: > > Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA22 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) > Interesting ports on localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): > (The 1525 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) > Port State Service > 21/tcp open ftp > 22/tcp open ssh > 23/tcp open telnet > 25/tcp open smtp > 53/tcp open domain > 80/tcp open http > 111/tcp open sunrpc > 139/tcp open netbios-ssn > 443/tcp open https > 891/tcp open unknown > 901/tcp open samba-swat > 953/tcp open rndc > 1023/tcp open unknown > 3306/tcp open mysql > 5432/tcp open postgres > 6000/tcp open X11 > 32770/tcp open sometimes-rpc3 > > > Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1 second > [frans@localhost frans]$ ps -ax | grep telnet > 11759 pts/2 S 0:00 grep telnet > [frans@localhost frans]$ telnet localhost > Trying 127.0.0.1... > Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). > Escape character is '^]'. > > localhost.localdomain (Linux release 2.4.8-26mdk #1 Sun > Sep 23 17:06:39 CEST 2001) (0) > > login: frans > Password: > Last login: Fri Oct 26 10:55:55 from localhost > [frans@localhost frans]$ ps -ax | grep telnet > 11760 pts/2 S 0:00 telnet localhost > 11761 ? S 0:00 telnetd -a none > 11790 pts/0 S 0:00 grep telnet > [frans@localhost frans]$ > > I noticed telnetd is only running after a telnet connection is > established. I did nothing concerning xinetd.d because it's way > over my head :) The following seems is a bit different from > what you get: > > [frans@localhost frans]$ cat /etc/xinetd.d/telnet > service telnet > { > disable = no > flags = REUSE > socket_type = stream > wait = no > user = root > server = /usr/sbin/telnetd > server_args = -a none > log_on_failure += USERID > } > [frans@localhost frans]$ > > HTH, > > -Frans (very confused) > >
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