On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 03:16, J. Grant wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> Just out of interest, when you do this
> cat /home/james/testthis.html &>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8181
> 
I got this from a how to on the net.... Don't know if it's needed And
I've tried it without.  But still get the connection error.

> is it necessary to specify the outgoing connection? As for me it looks 
> like it is an endless loop. Does xinetd set the stdin and stdout to 
> automatically redirect fromt he program/script?
> 
> regards
> 
> JG
> 
> James Sparenberg wrote:
> > OK,, 
> >    Been hit with a challenge... I've got to get cat to send a file out
> > of a port... K  sounds easy... 
> > 
> > Mods to /etc/xinetd.d 
> > 
> > created new file called catnet....
> > 
> > # default: on
> > service catnet
> > {
> >         type            = INTERNAL
> >         socket_type     = stream
> >         wait            = no
> >         user            = root
> >         server          = /usr/bin/catnet
> >         port            = 8181
> >         log_on_failure  += USERID
> >         disable         = no
> > }
> > 
> > 
> > then /usr/bin/catnet is
> > 
> > #!/bin/sh
> > cat /home/james/testthis.html &>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8181
> > 
> > I then edited /etc/services and add this line.
> > 
> > catnet   8181/tcp  
> > 
> > 
> > I keep getting a 
> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
> > 
> > when I try to connect to this port via telnet
> > 
> > IF I just run catnet I get
> > 
> > /usr/bin/catnet: connect: Connection refused
> > /usr/bin/catnet: line 2: /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8181: Connection refused
> > 
> > 
> > Can anybody see what I didn't read right in the man pages?
> > 
> > I did restart xinetd btw... As near as I can figure I've blown something
> > that should be obvious... Any help?
> > 
> > James
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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