Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:04:06 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Benjamin George <BenG@thekeyboard.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dumb q. (probably) about telneting Message-ID: <19990402020506.CZKG5454377.mta1-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <37041F07.4D10BCCF@thekeyboard.com>
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On 1 Apr 99, at 20:36, Benjamin George wrote: > i'm a newbie... i set up freebsd 2.2.7 (waiting for the 3.1 cd, 'cause i'd > rather have the cd than download it). i have apache setup, and the ftp > server setup, (i'm working on a POP3 e-mail server). anyway, when i try > to telnet to my machine i don't get a login prompt. do i need to install > something, or just configure it differently to be able to telnet to my > machine? Are you telnetting by name or by ip? Try it by IP address. e.g. telnet 192.168.0.90. If that works, then try by name again. And wait. A long time. Perhaps your DNS is the problem. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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