Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:13:42 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Frank <freebsd@netdaemon.com.au> Cc: freebsd mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't telnet to freebsd box Message-ID: <441BF976.8040400@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <000201c64a84$102904e0$f042e9dc@kingscourt> References: <000201c64a84$102904e0$f042e9dc@kingscourt>
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Frank wrote: > I have installed freebsd 6 on the pc and connect to the LAN. from freebsd > box, > I can ping other pcs on the LAN and other PCs(Windows XP) can ping freebsd box > as well. But I can't telnet to freebsd from other PCs (Windows XP). Also I have > tried telnet from freebsd box to itself and also couldn't make connection. > Anyone know what problem could be? Sure, FreeBSD doesn't enable telnet by default, although you could turn it on by changing /etc/inetd.conf and restarting or HUP'ing inetd. However, a better solution to the problem of remote logins involves SSH. -- -Chuck
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