Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:21:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com> To: Darryl Hoar <darryl@osborne-ind.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Inetd Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006091120140.25307-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com> In-Reply-To: <001201bfd23f$c866dbe0$070101c0@ruraltel.net>
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Darryl Hoar wrote: > If I have a machine that is just using PPP on a dialup to > provide internet access for my lan, do I need to run inetd ? inetd is commonly used to run telnet, FTP, and assorted other services. If you're using any of those, you need to run inetd. If not, then disable inetd. Check /etc/inetd.conf to see which services are run out of inetd. It's always a good idea to disable any unused services anyway. Ken Bolingbroke hacker@bolingbroke.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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