From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 26 17:03:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA03719 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:03:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nwalme.pair.com (nwalme.pair.com [209.68.1.123]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA03617 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:02:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dima@nwalme.pair.com) Received: (from dima@localhost) by nwalme.pair.com (8.9.0/8.6.12) id UAA21055; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:02:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806270002.UAA21055@nwalme.pair.com> X-Envelope-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: won't accept telnet connections To: john.sconiers@Orbisnews.com (Sconiers, John) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:02:42 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Sconiers, John" at "Jun 26, 98 09:56:12 am" From: Dima Dorfman X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I inherited a Freebsd box and need a little help. The Sys-admin > before me setup a trusted environment that only allows telnet to > certain freebsd and sun boxes through a Linux box. In order for me > to telnet to the freebsd box (or any other box) I must login to the > linux box first. I am assuming that the freebsd box checks what IP # > you come in from and if your not coming in from the linux box it > refuses the connection. Can someone please explain how I may resolve > this. I think this is done through IPFW (firewall). Type ipfw. You will get a list of firewall rules. If something there mentions the linux box, and port 23, that's the problem. If not, I'm not sure, maybe someone else will (this should be done on the FreeBSD box). Hope this helps :) > > JOHN > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Dima Dorfman (dima@zwb.net) AlternativeNet Server Administrator: inferno.alternativenet.org UNIX *IS* user friendly, it's just picky about its friends FreeBSD Rules! Micro$oft Sucks! http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message