[CLUE-Tech] telnet and ipchains

[Match Grun]

With RedHat 7.1, Telnet is NOT installed by default for incomming connections. However, the SSH daemon is installed. :-) I you get use to switching to SSH, then you don't need to worry about Telnet.

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Match Grun
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
Brandon N <bneill at yahoo.com> wrote:

> first determine if it is a firewall issue.
> ipchains -L -n will show you the current rules
> ipchains -F
> ipchains -X  will flush the rules and remove all but the default chains
> 
> now try to telnet
> try also to telnet localhost
> 
> if it still fails, the telnet service is probably not active
> 
> check /etc/inetd.conf
> telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.telnetd
> 
> make sure that line is not commented out (#) (your line may vary
> slightly)
> 
> if you make changes to that file, you'll have to kill -1 <PID of inetd>
> 
> Of course, you shouldn't be using telnet or ftp anyway, use ssh and
> scp, using ftp for anonymous logins can be safe if it is in a chroot
> jail.
> 
> Brandon
> 
> --- Ronald Brink <rbrink at 3roses.d2g.com> wrote:
> > I have installed redhat 7.1 (twice; one with firewall (medium) and
> > the other
> > time without firewall).  Either way - I am unable to telnet or ftp,
> > etc to
> > this box.  I can telnet/ftp OUT only.  Other users get "unable to
> > connect to
> > remote host: connection refused".  I have flushed the firewall
> > settings
> > (ipchains -F) and then rebooted - no luck.  Any help would be
> > appreciated. 
> > I have hhree systems with the same problem.  I also have a 7.0 rehat
> > that
> > has no problem in or out....
> > 
> > Ron
> 
> 
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