How to enable Telnet in Linux?

lapzlinux · 11-12-2005, 04:56 AM

hi all,

I am new in Linux...and i am learning it....

I wanna use telnet to let my friends login from outside...
but it is fail...
Do I have to enable the telnet function in linux?
if so, what is the command of that?
how can i do so?

I am looking forward to hearing from u soon...thank you very much...

Regards,
Kedric

spooon · 11-12-2005, 05:03 AM

Telnet is obsolete. Use SSH, which is secure and is the de facto method of remote logins in Unix. The SSH server is probably already running on your computer.

itz2000 · 11-12-2005, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lapzlinux
hi all,

I am new in Linux...and i am learning it....

I wanna use telnet to let my friends login from outside...
but it is fail...
Do I have to enable the telnet function in linux?
if so, what is the command of that?
how can i do so?

I am looking forward to hearing from u soon...thank you very much...

Regards,
Kedric

do in terminal

Code:

man ssh

lapzlinux · 11-12-2005, 05:11 AM

thank you very much...

i am looking at ssh...
but can it be used in windows's command prompt??

for example, like telnet, i can type "telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" to login linux...
but i have tried "ssh xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"... but it cannot be used in windows command prompt...

how can i use it in windows?

thank you very much...

spooon · 11-12-2005, 05:22 AM

There are many good SSH clients for Windows. I use putty.

itz2000 · 11-12-2005, 05:23 AM

I recommend on Putty

http://www.openssh.com/windows.html

Here are some SSH clients for windows.

itz2000 · 11-12-2005, 05:26 AM

LOL we wrote the same stuff in the same time!!!!!!

NICE... anyways Putty is recommended by both, so try it :]

lapzlinux · 11-12-2005, 05:34 AM

yeah.....
i succeeded....
and i tried putty....
ssh is really better than telnet...haha...
I don't know ssh if u all haven't recommended me.........hahah

thank you very much...

calichk1 · 08-11-2006, 01:11 AM

Okay... wow this is so confusing.

Im trying to work this talnet thing using command promt and it says: "Could not open to the host, on port 23:Connection Failed.

I dont understand how i can enable this... Can someone please just tell me were to go to enable this?

silent_cutthroat · 08-11-2006, 01:26 AM

As you've read ssh is recommended, sshd usually runs on port 22. Try ssh localhost.