Re: localhost

From: mjt (mjtobler_at_removethis_mail.ru)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:23:01 -0600

Dr. Deb wrote:

> Except localhost that is. My DSL commection works fine, which means my
> "eth0" is working.  But I cannot access localhost via telnet or anything
> else, but I can ping it.  When I do an "ifconfig" "lo" shows up with the
> "127.0.0.1" address and the "255.0.0.0" mask.  But when I try to reach it,
> it is a total no go.  The error message is something like "device not
> available."

... firewall, most likely. if ssh is installed, try:
[shell] ssh localhost

-- 
<<   http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/   >>
Some performers on television appear to be horrible people, 
but when you finally get to know them in person, they turn 
out to be even worse. - Avery


Relevant Pages

  • Re: [opensuse] Getting SSH to Work
    ... opened port 22 for ssh in the firewall. ... computers. ... If my understanding is correct then what is the error message on SLED 10.1? ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: Connecting to sleeping Mac with ssh?
    ... Arthur Rhodes wrote: ... error message if the iMac is sleeping: ... ssh: connect to host volta port 22: Operation timed out ... If the iMac is not sleeping, I have no trouble connecting to it. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • SSH fetching of CVS
    ... Dumb me does not know what the error message is saying. ... ' from cvs server ... cvs end of file from server ... But something is screwed in both/either my environment setup or SSH config. ...
    (comp.os.os2.apps)
  • Re: Difference between ssh and rsh in pine configuration
    ... I have ssh installed but not rsh. ... it's not an error message (I mixed that up with some prev. ... Try seeing if removing ".loginrc" files fixes your ...
    (comp.mail.pine)
  • Re: 5.2.1 Cannot connect to remote X apps
    ... >> the error message if you don't have X11Forwarding set for ... I recommend using ssh over telnet. ... I even tried manually specifying the -display switch when running ...
    (comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc)