edit /etc/xinetd.d/telnet on line "disable = yes" change yes per no. Save file and restart xinetd with "service xinetd restart" If you can't connect then, may be your firewall rules are blocking tlenet stop them for test with "service iptables stop" "service ipchains stop" and try again HTH David, Vince Buonassisi <vjb@xxxxxxxx>@redhat.com con fecha 01/04/2003 05:58:14 p.m. Por favor, responda a psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx Enviado por: psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx Destinatarios: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx CC: Asunto: how to activate telnet hi, 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? thanks, vince -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list