On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 12:02, John Purser wrote: > Hello, > > I'm running Debian woody with a 2.4.10 custom kernel. > > In response to "telnet 127.0.0.1" I get this error: > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > > I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not telnet to it. I'm guessing telnet connectivity > is turned off by default. Where do I go to turn it on? I haven't used > telnet on my network before but it's suggested as a test in a HOW-TO I'm > working through. >
Firstly ... telnet is not a good idea, look into ssh for everything telnet can do and more. But you can check to see if telnet is enabled in your /etc/inetd.conf if the telnet line is uncommented (Suggestion=if it is enabled install ssh and disable telnet). It also may be refusing you due to the (IIRC) default configuration of deny all parnanoid hosts in /etc/hosts.deny. Check your DNS, /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts for possible mismatches. --mike
