James,
Two things. First, you can add a disable line to the /etc/xinetd.d/telenet
file. This will allow you to turn telnet on and off at will. You don't even
have to restat anything. Here is an example of the telnet file from my Redhat
server:
service telnet
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}
Second, if you want a ssh client for Windows, I would recommend TeraTerm with
the ssh addon. It is freeware and works VERY well. Let me know if you are
interested. I can either send you a link or the files.
Garl
James wrote:
> I'm very confused about the telnet setup on Mandrake 8. I know all about
> the security risk with running telnet, and I don't plan on using it all
> the time, but I need to be able to telnet into my server, or a friends
> server to help make some changes.. I'm using windows to telnet and I don't
> have ssh.
>
> In Mandrake 7, all I had to do to turn telnet on and off was edit the
> /etc/inetd.conf file and remove the has in front of "telnet." Now, it
> seems there is an xinetd.d directory which contains a telenet file. When
> I open the file, I see this:
> _____________________________________
> service telnet
> {
> . flags = REUSE
> . socket_type = stream
> . wait = no
> . user = root
> . server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> . log_on_failure += USERID
> }
> -------------------------------------
>
> Do I need to add something to turn telnet on, and off? I want to be able
> to turn the telnet server off when I am done using it. Is there another
> method for turning telnet on?
>
> I do have the telnet and telnet server installed, when I do:
> rpm -qa | grep telnet
> the system informs me that I have both installed.
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