Telnet Fails

[Christopher_63]

Dear friends,

I try to telnet mu server Linux redhat As 3 from my Ms WinXp Pc, but i have the following error.
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# telnet 192.168.1.6
Trying...
telnet: connect: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation.
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Do you have any idea ?

Thank's a lot.

Best regards.

[NiCK_76]

Hi Christopher ,

Do you ensure telnet service works? I suggest you
1/Check telnet service ,is it enabled?
cat /etc/xinetd.d/telnet ,parameter disable should "= no"
2/Check xinetd service ,is it running?
/etc/init.d/xinetd status
3/Check firewall, is it allow port 21?
You should stop iptables to have a try. Perform command "/etc/init.d/iptables stop".
4/Check singularity from /var/log/messages
5/Check opened port ,perform "netstat -nl |grep 21" ,is it exist?

NiCK

[Steven E. Protter]

telnet is not enabled in a standard linux install. This is because the password authentication travels across the network in clear text.

Yep, anybody on the network can sniff your password.

Consdier using ssh instead of telnet. It is enabled in all current Red Hat Installations.

To enable telnet

cd /etc/xinetd.d

Find the entry that says(is named) telnet

vi it.

change disable=yes to disable=no

save the file

service xinetd restart

SEP

[Rick Garland]

telnet is turned off by default in RH. Use the ssh protocol.

If must use telnet, ensure the package is loaded - do the rpm -qa | grep -i telnet

If loaded you will need to turn on within the xinetd.d and issue the command 'service xinetd restart'

[Christopher_63]

Dear friends,

When i make "cd /etc/xinetd.d" i found some files, but i don't know wich i must change to start telnet ?
Can you help me ?

Thank's a lot.
Best regards.

[NiCK_76]

Hi,Christopher

edit file "/etc/xinetd.d/telnet", read my first reply carefully.

NiCK

[Ross Minkov]

Christopher,

I want to second a recommendation made by SEP earlier -- consider using ssh instead of telnet. telnet is not a safe protocol -- password travels in plain text over the network.

Regards,
Ross

[Christopher_63]

hi,

Please, how can i configure and launch ssh ?

Thank's a lot.
Best regards.

[Huc_1]

have a llok at the following
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=646778
read the word document attached to the reply of SEP

It all there in better words then I could put it in...

Happy ssh and safe

Jean-Pierre

[Huc_1]

Sorry wrong cut and past the link with SEP attachement is the following

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=219369

Jean-Pierre