Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:36:29 +0100 From: David Jenkins <david.jenkins@gmail.com> To: Spiral Eyed Girl <spiraleyedgirl@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disble remote login Message-ID: <9395922d041014093628db4383@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY12-F1PQIWDO3hRDT0003cb6c@hotmail.com> References: <BAY12-F1PQIWDO3hRDT0003cb6c@hotmail.com>
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:28:13 -0700, Spiral Eyed Girl <spiraleyedgirl@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I am a FreeBSD newbie, so please excuse me if I don't use correct > jargon :) > > I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1, and durring setup, I diabled all servers (ftp, > finger, etc). My question is, how to I disable remote login through telnet? > I am using this as a workstation, and have no use for a server. I have an > always on connection, so I want to be secure You can view what ports or services are open on your machine by running the netstat command. e.g. "netstat -anf inet" or "netstat -af inet" if you aren't sure about what services are associated with what port numbers. "man 1 netstat" for more information. PS - I believe telnet is not enabled by default. Hope this helps. David
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