How to setup basic telnet?

Linux and Unix-Like SuSE
21

Ok good news, i started the service and it works now, but when i try to connect it says connection failed. Before it said connection refused. I have added the pts/0 to my securetty file and my telnet file in xinetd.d says

#default: on
#description : Telnet Server
#securlevel: 30

service telnet
{
disable = no
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
server_args = -h
}

I'm fairly certain that thats right...lol but with my weeks and week sexperience i could very well be wrong. I am trying to connect as root just incase tha tdoes make a difference. I"m sorry but at least i'ts getting somewhere now....lol. I'm really new to this it takes me a while to catch on sometimes.

22

hello,

I have telnet up and running on my Fedora box, I can telnet to myself but I can't telnet from another machine to my computer. Do you know why is that?
While my computer is running Fedora Core, I am trying to connect from Windows MS-DOS command line to my fedora, and it fails. Is that ok to connect from MS-DOS prompt to my Fedora? Can you help me?

23

Can you tell me how to setup telnet for SUSE 9.1.

I did add telnet stream tcp no root /usr/sbin/in.telnetd intelnd in my ect/xinetd.conf but my telnet still not working.

Please HEEEPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLL

24

Check the software yast to see if you have the telnet server rpm installed.

Then edit /etc/xinet.d/telnet so that is says "disabled = no"