I got a bit further now. I'm not sure how I did it but I can connect locally (inside the firewall) to all ports that my machine listens to EXCEPT the port 25. Can it be something about exim configuration?
-a On 10/31/05, Aaron Stromas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is true, my router ony allow port 22 (ssh) for remote access, but > I'm testing from the same subnet within the firewall. I did this > massive upgrade/update using aptitude (I guess, something went funny > during initial install). Still can't telnet to port 25, though I > noticed that iptables was installed, which I did remove.... S.O.S > > -a > > On 10/30/05, Marc Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 08:10:25PM -0500, Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > > > Is there a telnet *daemon* running on the computer? telnet to > localhost > > > and telnet from another computer on the subnet are two very different > > > things. > > > > And did you perhaps note from his example that he was using the telnet > > client to test the tcp connection to port 25? And no, "telnet to > > localhost" and "telnet from another computer" are *not* two very > different > > things. > > > > Both require a listener. The *same* listener. > > > > Gods, it's like slashcrap. No one reads. > > > > -- > > Marc Wilson | What I need is a MATURE RELATIONSHIP with a FLOPPY > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DISK ... > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
