RE: no telnet in x
On 08-Sep-2000 Jacob Ian Stowell wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am experiencing a strange problem. I am unable to telnet from X into
> my home computer. However, what is weird is that I can telnet into home
> from the console. Also, I can use rlogin from X, and everything works
> fine. Further, another user can telnet into my home computer, with no
> problem, which tells me that my home computer is not refusing login's.
> I really have no idea whether the problem is with my work computer or
> with my home computer. If anyone has some idea as to what the problem
> is, I would appreciate it greatly.
>
"can't" is quite vague. That said, you should be using ssh, not telnet. If
you have to use telnet for some reason, how about posting the error you get.
telnet sends your password as clear text (i.e. I can read your password). ssh
does not.
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