Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:40:18 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.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: <20060318173401.U10647@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <000201c64a84$102904e0$f042e9dc@kingscourt> References: <000201c64a84$102904e0$f042e9dc@kingscourt>
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On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, 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? Because telnetd has some serious security concerns, FreeBSD has it disabled by default. Use ssh instead by putting sshd_enable="YES" in your /etc/rc.conf and downloading PuTTY for your Windows systems: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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