Re: SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-23 Thread Robert Waldner
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:42:19 +1100, John Griffiths writes: First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all because it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but you'll need a non-US deb source). what clients do you recommend? openssh

Re: Telent

2000-11-23 Thread Sebastiaan
Hi, if you really need to log in as root via telnet, you must add a line in /etc/securetty and add: pts/0 for only one connection pts/1 for a second connection etc. However, this is unsecure. For maintenance, use ssh instead (and do not add the lines given above). If you need to acces the

Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Trainer
I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and ican log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorrect login I know this is

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread John Griffiths
Jeff said: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorrect login I know

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Hung Hin Lik, Shell
Trainer wrote: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorrect

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Steven Kurylo
You cannot use root to login with telnet. Its disabled by default for security reasons. At 11:28 PM 22/11/00, you wrote: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Cheng H. Lee
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:28:03PM -0800, Trainer wrote: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread ktb
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:28:03PM -0800, Trainer wrote: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and

SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-22 Thread John Griffiths
First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all because it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but you'll need a non-US deb source). what clients do you recommend? what command would i invoke? (for instance i've always just done telnet

Re: SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-22 Thread ktb
On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 04:42:19PM +1100, John Griffiths wrote: First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all because it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but you'll need a non-US deb source). what clients do you recommend?