Re: Can't telnet to localhost

From: Matt_left_coast (not_at_chance.org)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 16:04:01 GMT

jtj wrote:

> Hello all
>
> My firewall is disabled and I can telnet to computers but not
> to myself "localhost" I get the following messages:
>
> [root@localhost root]# telnet localhost
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
> or:
>
> [root@localhost root]# telnet 192.168.1.101
> Trying 192.168.1.101...
> telnet: connect to address 192.168.1.101: Connection refused

Then all is as it should be. Telnet is insecure and there is little use for
it when there is ssh, a much more secure protocol.

>
>
> What is the trick?

use ssh.

>
> Thanks
>
> -jtj

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