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Re: Telnet help



merkjj@uleth.ca said:
> alright. in.telnetd is annoying me.
> When I try to telnet into my machine, all I get on the client side is
> "telnetd: All network ports in use."

> however, when I run in.telnetd on console as root, I get the message:
> # in.telnetd in.telnetd: getpeername: Socket operation on non-socket #

This is because in.telnetd is supposed to be run through inetd.

> Does anyone understand this? I can't seem to track down where this
> error is coming from, nor have I any idea where to even start.

I _think_ it's related to not being able to open a pty, but I could be wrong. 

Eterms and such can open ptys though, I can use both /dev/pts and /dev/ttyp*

> Once again, I'm probably the only one experiencing this, so I'm rather
> hesitant to submit a bug...I also checked the bug reports and there
> aren't any listed....

You're not, I for one am.

> I'm at a loss. Anyone?

> -Jeremiah Merkl 




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