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Old 01-10-2001, 04:52 AM   #1
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i have installed linux mandrake 7.1 on a small box
network card works
http works
ftp works
telnet does not work
all i get is a login: prompt, the second i press a key it says password: i press another key and it says login incorrect.
anyway this goes on 3 sometimes 4 times and then disconnects.

my config for telnet is:
telnet stream tcp nowait root /bin/login 1n.telnetd
what iam i doing wrong?
can some one please help?!

thanks

-antken
 
Old 01-10-2001, 08:09 AM   #2
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telnet

Are you trying to telnet and login as root?
If you are you can't do that, you can only su into root once your logged in to the machine using another account.
Its also not a good idea if your telnetting across the internet to your machine not to su into root, not very secure unless you don't care for anyone to be able to get into your machine.
 
Old 01-10-2001, 08:28 AM   #3
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not root

no i am not trying to get in as root

i cannot even get into the telnet thing itself
i had it working, once
but then i compiled some web-mail program and managed to kill x server
and could not get that to work.
so i reinstalled (i do alot of that cos i keep breaking it)
and now i cannot get telnet to work
nothing but a login prompt, pressakey and it says password: pressakey and is says login invalid

i am just stuck (and probably the most simple problem ever)
so if some one some where please help me

thankyou
-antken
p.s. my spelling is sometimes bad

 
Old 01-10-2001, 09:23 AM   #4
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Exclamation Pressakey...huh

who are you trying to login as then....? if its just a user account you've created, then check their permissions and does that user account work on the machine itself?
 
Old 01-10-2001, 10:36 AM   #5
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telnet

i cannot do anything
the second i press a key at the login prompt i get: password:
press a key again (any does not matter) i get : login invalid
that it starts again
this happens 3 sometimes 4 times then disconnects the telnet session
 
Old 01-12-2001, 08:30 AM   #6
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Angry I have no clue.....

Sounds to me something went wrong during that initial install, especially since it worked until you reinstalled.
Might want to try it again, never heard of anything like what your explaining.

Sorry I couldn't help in anyother way.

Drew
 
Old 01-13-2001, 04:22 PM   #7
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Smile GOT IT!

telnet did not send any data over the network because the security setting were set to PARANOID this switches most tcp/ip ports off including telnet.
but when reenabled it still will not work! dont know how or why.
reinstalled it with medium security and it works first time.

User error, replace user and press any key !

thanks to all that helped me!
-antken

 
  


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