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New install of RH 7.1 (Seawolf)

attempting to get telnet/ftp/finger services running
(Please no replies about ssh,  this is a home network )

Have verified that
telnet-server
xinetd
wu-ftpd
are all installed.

running chkconfig --list
verified that xinetd telnet/ftp are on

I am able to loopback telnet
$telnet localhost
Works

So it is a permission problem.
/etc/hosts.allow is set up
in.telnetd: 192.18.0.6

192.168.0.6 being the machine I am telneting from.

Any other suggestions would be helpful.

Hi!,

Quote:> Have verified that
> telnet-server, xinetd, wu-ftpd are all installed.

> running chkconfig --list
> verified that xinetd telnet/ftp are on

> I am able to loopback telnet
> $telnet localhost
> Works

> So it is a permission problem.
> /etc/hosts.allow is set up
> in.telnetd: 192.18.0.6

> 192.168.0.6 being the machine I am telneting from.

> Any other suggestions would be helpful.

Okay, check to make sure there are no entries in /etc/hosts.deny blocking your
good work in /etc/hosts.allow.  Additionally, check to make sure that there
are no iptables or ipchains statements in the way which are blocking your
connection.

When you try to telnet to the system, what error message do you get back, a
connection accepted then closed or just a plain connection refused message.

See ya

Dean Thompson

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RH7.1 disables many network services by default for better security.
Edit the appropriate files in /etc/xinitd.d and change

        disable         = yes
to
        disable         = no

Good luck.

Jay