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I have read so many posts regarding telnet not working that the answer must be in here somewhere but it still doesn't work for me.
#ifconfig -a produces an inet addr which is my direct, permanent ip address along with Bcast of the same address except that the last number is 255 and Mask:255.255.255.0
#route says Destination ns1.isoc.net with Gateway ddsl-router.wil Genmask 255.255.255.255 Flags UGH Iface eth0;
next line Destination my ip address except last number is 0 with Gateway * Gnemask 255.255.255.0 Glags U Iface eth0;
Destination 127.0.0.0 Gateway * Genmask 255.0.0.0 Flags U Iface lo;
Destination default Gateway ddsl-router.wil Genmask 0.0.0.0 Flags UG Iface eth0
Metric, Ref and Use are all 0
#cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward results in the single digit "1".
allow.hosts is set to ALL : ALL
The IP address will ping via the internet and telnet to the IP works fine via the local hub from my win98 box, BUT you cannot telnet to the IP address via the internet.
HELP! I have had about 4 hours sleep for two nights running trying to dope this thing out and seem so close but yet so far....
I am going to help my daughter with her oboe. Hope some of you gurus have an idea what is wrong. Thanks...
First I am unsure of the unspecific of how this works but here it is simply out:
First of all I am suspecting that you did a "Workstation" install in which there is no telnet daemon running to answer requests for access to your computer, but there is a service to telnet out.
The only way to fix this this is to install this telnet daemon or so with a traditional "Server Class" installation
Note: All of this is assumed that you are using RedHat as this the distribution I am making references to.
if I was right about the 'Workstation-Class' installation there is no telnet daemon to serve remote requests. It has to be installed. I can't help you with installing as I have never done it.
Originally posted by tarballedtux if I was right about the 'Workstation-Class' installation there is no telnet daemon to serve remote requests. It has to be installed. I can't help you with installing as I have never done it.
This is from RedHat 7.2 so your version may differ...
Telnet passes the username and password "in the clear". In other words, NOT encrypted. I'd highly recommend installing and using SSH instead. It does everything telnet does as well as most of what ftp, rsh and a few other things do execpt that it does them securely and encrypted.
i joined today for the similar problem and had just overcome after struggle....here is the soln..
1) check for inet package ---> # rpm -qa | grep -i inet
if you could find the package --> inetd-0.16-4
its fine
(else)
install the package # rpm -ivh inetd-0.16-4
2)check for telnet package ---> #rpm -qa | grep -i telnet
if you could find the package --> telnet-0.16-6 and telnet-server-0.16-6 its fine
(else)
you should install both or whichever is missing
#rpm -ivh telnet-0.16-6
#rpm -ivh telnet-server-0.16-6
3) just #reboot
4) check for telnet from your laptop or desktop into your linux box
hope this helps
thanks for this forum...its nice and browsing some queries i got to conclusion.
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