Re: [MLUG] unable to use telnet/ssh.....

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Venkat Chandra wrote:

> I am running Mandrake 8.1 and even though I am able to connect to the
> net and do stuff from within my browser, I am not able to telnet or
> ftp or ssh to any other machine....nor am i able to connect to this
> machine from other machines using telnet/ftp.... ofcourse, netstat
> shows that the services are running and that it is in the LISTEN
> state. What do you guys think is wrong here??

Regarding connections to your machine from outside:

You should be very concerned about security.  It is best not to run telnet
or ftp daemons at all because passwords are sent as plain text that can be
sniffed.  Run ssh and scp (ssh daemon) instead, and, if you want to be
extra-safe, use tcp wrappers to control access to sshd (this may mean
compiling your own sshd).

Regarding your ability to connect to other machines:

Can you get to the 'net at all?  e.g., does your web browser work?
Does nslookup work?  Is DNS configured?

Mike

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