ubuntu telnet error

bond43 · 03-09-2013, 06:14 AM

Connecting To 10.0.2.15...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Con
nect failed

this is the message i am getting.please help me

i am using ubuntu 12.4 in virtualbox.
and i am trying to connect ubuntu from windows via telnet.

ButterflyMelissa · 03-09-2013, 06:42 AM

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Connecting To 10.0.2.15...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed

Is there a telnet server active on that IP address? Check that first...no server, no service,

And...welcome to the forum!

Thor

bond43 · 03-09-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Thor_2.0

Is there a telnet server active on that IP address? Check that first...no server, no service,

And...welcome to the forum!

Thor

yes the telnet server is active

ButterflyMelissa · 03-09-2013, 12:55 PM

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yes the telnet server is active

Okay...I guess both are active on the same box (not an ideal situation to learn networking, granted) okay, this is what we'll try: find out the IP addresses for ***dows (where the VirtualBox run is, I guess) and Ubuntu, here's how:

for Linux enter

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ifconfig

in the console, for the other one

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ipconfig

in the command box...

Next, try to ping from one to the other:

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ping [i.p.address.here] an exaple ping 192.168.1.1

See if something comes back.

You could (optionally) test the networks as well, try to ping the loopback:

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ping 127.0.0.1

and see if there's something echoing back...

Thor