[plug] getting telnet access

[navarre at plug.linux.org.au]

Hello Craig

One common reason for getting the connection refused message is 
attempting to telnet or ssh as a root user. Attempt your logins as a non 
root user and su to root if that is the access level you require. If you 
are root on another box then 
telnet -l non_root_username.

Have fun.

Regards Navarre 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 1/20/02, 2:46:07 PM, "Craig Reynolds" <reynoldscraigr at hotmail.com> wrote 
regarding [plug] getting telnet access:


> Hi guys, I've got a fresh RH 7.2 install an I'm having trouble getting
> telnet acces to it, so I was hoping someone would be able to point me in 
the
> right direction.

> As best I can tell it should work. I turned the firewall of during 
install,
> and I have the IP range of the network I want to get at it from in
> /etc/hosts.allow, as follows

> in.telnetd 203.59.50.95/255.255.255.240

> The problem that I am getting is that whenever I try to telnet in, it 
tells
> me that the connection has been refused. An I can ping the machine, any
> ideas?