From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, I just switched from slackware to debian linux. In slackware when I > typed ftp localhost I could test to see if my ftp connection was working, but > in debian I type ftp localhost I get a error message saying connection > refused, the same applies to telnet. Also, I only have the base package > installed right now. Do I need another package to accept ftp connections?
You don't have an FTP server on your system yet. Install the "netstd" package. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .