On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 07:58:14AM -0800, Vince Buonassisi wrote: > i just installed redhat 8 and i am trying to figure out how to activate > telnet. when i try to telnet to the box i get the error 'connection > refused'. i have looked at the file /etc/xinitd.d/telnet but the entry > for disable is set to 'no'. is there another file i need to modify to > turn the telnet service on? Did you actually install the telnet-server package? Did you look at your firewall rules and open up port 23? Did you reload xinetd after editing the telnet file? Did you look at your /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow files? -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list