telnet connection refused

UNIX SCO
1

I installed Openserver 5.0.7 and I cannot telnet to the localhost and I can't telnet from my old SCO 3.2.42 to the new SCO machine but I can ping the new machine and it will telnet to the old machine.

2

Can you telnet locally to the box?

e.g. on your Openserver 5.0.7 box

telnet localhost

If the connection is still refused, check to see if the telnet line is commented out in /etc/inetd.conf. If it is, uncomment it, and then send inetd a HUP signal. If problems persist - please post the telnet line from your /etc/inetd.conf.

Cheers
ZB

3

I can get telnet to work if I manually start inetd after the machine is booted.