> > When I connect to certain hosts via telnet (similar via ftp), I'll get a > messgae like this: > > Connected to site.whatever.edu > Escape character is '^]'. > > which is as usual > > then followed by: > > Connection closed by foreign host. > > Assume for the moment that it is not an ISP problem, is there anything > specific to my machine that is causing this? > > I'd love some hints. > > TIA, Richard >
To my knowledge, this is caused by a refusal on the remote end to allow connections from random sites. I've seen the same 'behaviour' when I set my hosts.deny file to refuse connections to any site but the ones I specify in either that file, or in hosts.allow. Taren
