Re: telnet unable to connect

[Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com>]

Brian Clark wrote:

> * Paul Scott (waterhorse@ultrasw.com) [Dec 16. 2001 01:54]:
>
>
> > My two computers with fixed IP's can ping each other but telnet says 
> > "unable to connect to remote host"  I would guess it might have to do 
> > with file permissions.  I just need this because of the X lockups I get 
> > often enough to be a problem.
>
> > TIA for hints as to where to look or what I should be reading.
>
> Do you have a telnet daemon running on the remote host? If so, check the
> remote hosts' /etc/hosts.deny and hosts.allow. man 5 hosts_access


Thanks.  I got it a little farther and I know what to reread now.


> You should really be using ssh. Any reason why you're stuck on telnet?


I went ahead and switched to setting up ssh.

Thanks, Brian and Karsten.

Paul