Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:18:43 -0700 From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@cpl.net> To: Brendan Kosowski <brendan@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Telnet Problem Message-ID: <19980427231843.31208@cpl.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980427214425.809A-100000@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>; from Brendan Kosowski on Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 10:07:04PM -1000 References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980427214425.809A-100000@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>
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> I am trying out FreeBSD 2.2.5 and have ran into the following Telnet > problem : > > When trying to log into ANY remote LINUX system ( using the telnet > command ), I get the normal "Escape character is ^]" message followed by a > "Connection closed by foreign host" message. > > This is a bit strange when you concider that I can log into the remote > LINUX system if I use rlogin command on the FreeBSD system or if I use a > different operating system ( ie. WIN95 with Telnet Program ). > > Would love to know if anyone else has had this problem. This sounds like the machine you are trying to connect to has tcp wrappers installed, and you arnt in their hosts.allow file. Maybe they require forward and reverse DNS to be working properly.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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