Telnet with Redhat 7.1

[Vernon Brown_1]

I have 3 computers on a LAN with one running Apache as a proxy server so the two other computers surf the net. This was with Redhat 6.1. I just installed Redhat 7.1 on two. (HP Pavilion 8500's.) I can still surf the net OK with all three machines but when I try to telnet to either of the 7.1 boxes I get "Connection Refused" error messages.

Telnet always worked with Redhat 6.1 and I can telnet from either of the 7.1 machines into the remaining 6.1 machine no problem. Both of the 7.1 machines refuse telnet connections.

Is there a config file I'm missing.

Vern

[Zeev Fisher · Accepted solution]

On RH7.1 , the remote network services are not enabled by default.

use the command ntsysv to choose the services that you want to enable ( telnet , rsh , rexec .. ) and don't forget to restart/reread the xinetd configuration.

you can do the same thing with chkconfig command.

[Dave Kristol]

Just to elaborate on the previous answer:

Telnet is insecure because your password goes over the network in the clear. Therefore Red Hat disabled telnet by default to encourage you to use ssh (secure shell). sshd, the secure shell daemon, is enabled by default on RH 7.1 systems to accept ssh connections. You use ssh pretty much the same way you use telnet, but the connection is encrypted. You use ssh's sibling program "scp" to do secure copies (in place of FTP).

Dave Kristol

[Vernon Brown_1]

Thanks guys; both answers deserve 10 points but I don't see a way to award points. How do I do it???

Vern

[John Love_3]

Another option to Zeev's reply is to use the following:

chkconfig --level 35 telnet on

This will turn on telnet for run level 3 and 5 (4 is not used)

You can use chkconfig --list to list all service that are started and at what run levels. It's handy.

John

[Vernon Brown_1]

OK I found the button; didn't show up until I replied. Thanks again; I have been looking for the telnet config for a week. I didn't know about the ssh ! I'll play with it and see what I can do; Thanks.

Vern

[Radhakrishnan Venkatara]

hai , this is very simple go to /etc/xinetd.d directory there will be a file for telnet edit it using vi in that there will be line disable=yes make it no and restart the xinetd service by service xinetd restart it will start the telnet operations.

radhakrishnan