[plug] Re: telnet on mandrake - solved, thanks

[Michael Hunt]

> Thanks to all those who helped - problem solved by installing the telnet
> server package.  I was fooled into thinking it had been installed ok
> because all the setup info (inet.conf etc) was present.  Must be a
> problem with the Mandrake install package list for the combination I
> used.  I dont think it was for security reasons as the alternative ssh
> had not been installed, and does not come on the disk (that I can
> recognise anyway)
>
> That kde desktop is very seductive - but ultimately I wont be able to
> use it in anger because it is too resource hungry, even on a K6-2/400.
> vmware becomes so slow running win98 that its all but unusable besides
> other problems so it'll be back to windowmaker soon - sigh

It sounds to me more like a memory issue. I have a Cleron 300A (running 450)
and 128 M of RAM (PC 100 with the bus running at that speed) and VMware is a
treat.

What have you got in the box? 64 would just barley pass ....

Michael Hunt