-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 A lot of machines default to having telnet disabled since ssh is much more secure. Wonder if you are being caught by that one. On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 04:47:34PM -0400, Jacob Schmude wrote: > Hi > OK, the installer runs, but I can't connect to it. Here's what I get the first time I try to telnet into the IP > it's using: > Trying 192.168.1.102... > Connected to 192.168.1.102. > Escape character is '^]'. > Connection closed by foreign host. > and if I try again after that I get a simple connection refused message. I'm trying to telnet in through my linux > desktop using the standard telnet command. What am I missing? This s a DHCP-supplied IP, if I give it an IP manually and > try to telnet in it just hangs there indefinitely. I even tried running nmap on it and it appears that *all* ports are > closed. Do I need to configure a something in my router, a port forward to forward the telnet port, perhaps? > On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 04:07:54PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Get the Speakup Modified Fedora Distribution. At the boot> prompt supply: > > > > text telnet > > > > if you're plugged into a source of dhcp addresses. Else do something like: > > > > text telnet ip=123.456.789.012 netmask=255.255.255.0 > > > > Jacob Schmude writes: > > > Hi all > > > Just got a new laptop that I'd like to install FC2 on. Problem is, > > > it doesn't have any serial ports--they're getting harder to find by the > > > day. I remember a while back it was discussed that RH9 could be installed > > > via telnet. Is this possible with FC2 and if so how would I go about it? > > > Everything in this laptop is linux compatible, so getting the network > > > adapter up and running isn't going to be an issue, so I'd like to install > > > FC2 this way if the option is available. If not, I'll use a kickstart > > > file, though I'd rather not. > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup > > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAyMuqWSjv55S0LfERAj6qAKCE9/qc+PJZPb0p3Ky6s0DDPnHqHACfRTMy KCBnS32IN8+wpP6yMHlw72I= =QG21 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
