>>>>> "bd" == Billy Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
bd> Ray: bd> I changed the line to disabled = yes and verified that the telnet LISTEN was bd> gone. But I still get the same error messages from both the Win2K and SCO bd> boxes when I try to telnet in. bd> Seems to me that telnet needs to be enabled and NOT disabled in order to bd> work, or do I misunderstand? Correct, my mistake for not following this thread fully. If you are trying to get telnet to work, a mistake unless absolutely necessary, the line should be 'disabled = no'. bd> ----- Original Message ----- bd> From: "Ray Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> bd> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> bd> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:30 PM bd> Subject: Re: Re: Telnet connection fails >> >>>>> "bd" == Billy Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> bd> Hello Ross: bd> 1. The output of the netstat command included the following: >> bd> tcp 0 0 *:telnet *:* LISTEN bd> 1940/xinetd >> bd> What does this mean? >> >> This means you have a port listening [open] for telnet connections, this >> should be closed. >> >> bd> 2. The xinetd.conf file is quite short and does NOT contain any bd> reference to bd> telnet. However there IS a telnet file in /etc/xinetd.d that bd> contains this bd> line (among others): >> bd> disable = no >> >> That's the one, change to: >> disable = yes >> >> >> -- >> Ray Curtis >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ccux.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Redhat-list mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list bd> _______________________________________________ bd> Redhat-list mailing list bd> [EMAIL PROTECTED] bd> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Ray Curtis mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ccux.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list