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Article #64Re: Problem with ftp and telnet setup
From: Terry Porter
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00
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On Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:47:16 +1030, Mediocrates <Mediocrates@don'tbother.spammingme> wrote: >At the moment I'm trying to setup my own ftp server and telnet facility, >so I can send stuff to and fro from work. > >/home/users > telnet Medusa >Trying 0.0.0.0... >telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: No route to host > >And trying localhost > >/home/users > telnet localhost >Trying 127.0.0.1... >telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out > >I'm not sure what it is, but I suspect it's my networking interfaces or >my hosts.deny file. Here's what I've got : > >:::/etc/networks::: >loopback 127.0.0.0 >localnet 0.0.0.0 > >:::/etc/hosts::: >127.0.0.1 localhost loopback >0.0.0.0 Medusa.picknowl.com.au Medusa > >:::/etc/hosts.deny::: >ALL: ALL > >:::/etc/ftphosts::: >ALL:LOCAL > >BTW : this is doing telnet,ftp as user other than root. >ftp gives similar errors. I've set the machine up for ppp access to my >ISP, and my machine is not on a network. >It's a RH 5.1 , Kernel 2.0.34 with a Cyrix 686. > > Any help gratefully accepted, > Matt. What about your /etc/hosts.allow ???? terry -- **** To reach me, use tjporter@odyssey.apana.org.au **** My Computer is powered by GNU-LINUX, and has been up 6 days 2 hours 55 minutes ..........NOTE Spam protection in use...................
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f4bda,e99f558d028fade X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bda,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,e99f558d028fade X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: tjporter@no-spam.au (Terry Porter) Subject: Re: Problem with ftp and telnet setup Date: 1998/11/19 Message-ID: <slrn758ddn.pes.tjporter@gronk.apana.org.au> X-Deja-AN: 413526429 References: <eXT42.34$IM1.465@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> Organization: APANA Western Australia (http://www.wa.apana.org.au/) Reply-To: No-Spam Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.x,aus.computers.linux