> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 22:47:46 -0500
> From: Chinmay Nadkarni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Unable to use telnet
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
If u r not able to do telnet u have to do 2 things
1: /etc/xineted.d/telnet
disable=no
default disable = yes change yes to know and restart service.
2: If it is not working u r firewall protection is there.
in # serviceconf
u will get services presently running.
remove ipchaines and iptable from that,check telnet is checked properley
> You can use putty to ssh from your windows box into your linux box. You
> should be able to find it if you google for it.
>
> - Chinmay.
>
>
>
> Chandra wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the helpful information and insights.
> > I am planning on using telnet because of the fact that I am not aware
> > of any utilities which would help me remote login to Linux machine
> > using ssh from a windows machine.
> > Secondly, was able to fix the telnet problem, by editing
> > /etc/xineted.d/telnet file.
> >
> > Once again thanks for the help .
> > Regards
> > Chandra
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 07:43:35PM -0600, Chandra wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I am able to ping to my Red hat 8.0 system, but not able to login into
> >>>the system using telnet from my windows desktop and getting the
> >>>following error message.
> >>>
> >>>telnet: Connect to address:... Connection refused.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>A couple of things could be happening.
> >>
> >>--Default security settings are blocking access to port 23 (telnet).
> >>
> >>--Telnet server is not installed. To check:
> >>
> >>rpm -qa | grep telnet-server
> >>
> >>If that does not show you telnet-server then you do not have it
> >>installed. You can install it from the CD's by using the RPM.
> >>
> >>--Telnet server installed, but not running. To turn it on type
> >>the following:
> >>
> >>/sbin/chkconfig telnet on
> >>
> >>With all of this having been said if you do not have a reason to
> >>use telnet, I highly suggest using ssh. Telnet sends information
> >>across the wire in plain text whereas with ssh the session is
> >>encrypted. From a *nix box just type ssh and then the name of
> >>your Red Hat 8.0 box. From a Windows box just do a search on
> >>putty at Google and download it to your Windows box. This tool
> >>will allow you to ssh to your Red Hat box.
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