to reproduce: $ aptitude install inetutils-inetd $ echo "2323 stream tcp nowait nobody /bin/true" |sudo tee -a /etc/inetd.conf $ sudo /etc/init.d/inetutils-inetd restart $ nc -v localhost 2323 localhost [127.0.0.1] 2323 (?) : Connection refused
compare this to: $ echo "2323 stream tcp4 nowait nobody /bin/true" |sudo tee -a /etc/inetd.conf $ sudo /etc/init.d/inetutils-inetd restart $ nc -v localhost 2323 localhost [127.0.0.1] 2323 (?) open ** Changed in: inetutils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- inetd fails to listen on IPv4 addresses https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379621 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs