Hello, My laptop can telnet, ftp, finger, etc. to others on the network. Others can ping the laptop and the laptop can ping itself. However, other machines are unable to telnet, ftp, etc to the laptop and the laptop is unable to telnet, ftp, etc. to itself. In all cases the service connects to the laptop and is then rejected. Hosts.allow: ALL: LOCAL Hosts.deny is empty All of the services are present in inetd.conf and services. Where should I focus my troubleshooting efforts? Thank You, -TAG -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.