Re: Telent

2000-11-23 Thread Sebastiaan
Hi, if you really need to log in as root via telnet, you must add a line in /etc/securetty and add: pts/0 for only one connection pts/1 for a second connection etc. However, this is unsecure. For maintenance, use ssh instead (and do not add the lines given above). If you need to acces the com

Re: SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-23 Thread Robert Waldner
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:42:19 +1100, John Griffiths writes: >>First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at >>all because >>it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system >>(but you'll need a non-US deb source). > >what clients do you recommend? openss

Re: SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-22 Thread ktb
On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 04:42:19PM +1100, John Griffiths wrote: > >First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all > >because > >it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but > >you'll need a non-US deb source). > > what clients do you recom

SSH (was Telent)

2000-11-22 Thread John Griffiths
>First off don't use telnet...use ssh instead. Telnet isn't secure at all >because >it's completely clear text. And yes, there are debs for the ssh system (but >you'll need a non-US deb source). what clients do you recommend? what command would i invoke? (for instance i've always just done "tel

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread ktb
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:28:03PM -0800, Trainer wrote: > I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order > to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I > have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and >

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Cheng H. Lee
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:28:03PM -0800, Trainer wrote: > I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order > to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I > have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and >

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Steven Kurylo
You cannot use root to login with telnet. Its disabled by default for security reasons. At 11:28 PM 22/11/00, you wrote: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway c

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Hung Hin Lik, Shell
> Trainer wrote: > > I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in > order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log > on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru > telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorre

Re: Telent

2000-11-22 Thread John Griffiths
Jeff said: I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorrect login I know th

Telent

2000-11-22 Thread Trainer
I have a question. Is there some configuration that I need to make in order to telnet in to my Linux box. I have a static ip, and i can log on locally. I have the gateway configured. I get the log in thru telnet and enter root and then password. Everytime I get incorrect login I know this is