[ale] RH6.0 and enabling 'telnet' and sibs

Fri Jun 25 09:30:46 EDT 1999

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BK> I take it that you are trying to telnet in from
	another system and not trying telnet locally.

I checked '/etc/inted.conf' and it was fine. I then tried a local telnet
from my other desktop, which worked when I specified a numeric IP address,
but would not resolve the Linux box's name, even internally. I think I tried
both from outside, but will retry. At any rate, it sounds like the problem
is in our net setup or name service.

With regard to '/etc/hosts', I connect through a dynamic IP address and
don't know in advance what my originating IP will be.  That's immaterial if
I'm being filtered out at the ISP, I think.

BK> Check the /etc/inetd.conf file and insure telnet is
	enabled.  If that is the case, the try telneting
	in again, and let it wait a couple of minutes.

I'll try that. Thanks.

  John Mills, Sr. Software Engineer
  TGA Technologies, Inc.
  100 Pinnacle Way, Suite 140
  e-mail: jmills at tga.com
  Norcross, GA 30071-3633
  Phone: 770-421-2100 ext.124 (voice)
         770-449-7740 (FAX)

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>BK> I take it that you are trying to telnet in =
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I checked '/etc/inted.conf' and it was fine. I then =
tried a local telnet from my other desktop, which worked when I =
specified a numeric IP address, but would not resolve the Linux box's =
name, even internally. I think I tried both from outside, but will =
retry. At any rate, it sounds like the problem is in our net setup or =
name service.

With regard to '/etc/hosts', I connect through a =
dynamic IP address and don't know in advance what my originating IP =
will be. That's immaterial if I'm being filtered out at the ISP, =
I think.

BK> Check the /etc/inetd.conf file and insure =
telnet is
 enabled. If that is the case, the try telneting
 in again, =
and let it wait a couple of minutes.

I'll try that. Thanks.

John Mills, Sr. Software Engineer
 TGA Technologies, Inc.
 100 Pinnacle Way, Suite 140
 e-mail: jmills at tga.com
 Norcross, GA 30071-3633
 Phone: 770-421-2100 ext.124 (voice)
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770-449-7740 (FAX)

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