Try putting an entry like this in ross's /etc/hosts: <IP addr. of the machine you are telneting from> <name of that machine>
Make sure ross's /etc/host.conf says "order hosts,bind". If this solves your problem it is because the TCP wrapper can not find the name of the machine you are trying to telnet from (an intruder is trying to get access to your system.) Taking a look at /var/log/daemon.log would help too. You'll see there why telnetd is failing. Good luck. E.- Kevin Traas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : When trying to telnet into a Debian GNU/Linux system I set up, I get the : following: : : sally# telnet ross : Trying x.y.z.193... : Connected to ross. : Escape character is '^]'. : <there is a 10-15 second pause here.... then> : Connection closed by foreign host. : sally# : : This system is pretty much a default installation. I don't remember having : done anything to refuse connections - at least not intentionally. The only : way for me to administrate this system is remotely.... The system is : locked in a tiny room about 30 miles away from my office. : : Any ideas on why this might be happening? What I should check? Obviously, : I'm going to have to go onsite to fix it and I'd like to have a pretty good : idea on what to look for before I get there. -- Eloy A. Paris Information Technology Department Rockwell Automation de Venezuela Telephone: +58-2-9432311 Fax: +58-2-9430323 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
