I would expect the problem to be one of the following:

1) inetd isn't running

Test with:
sh$ ps aux|grep inetd
Output should contain a line like:
root       601  0.0  0.0  1056    0 ?        SW   Feb21   0:00 [inetd]

2) /etc/inetd.conf file isn't configured to run ftpd or telnet

Test with:
sh$ grep ftpd /etc/inetd.conf
Output should contain a line like:
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.ftpd -l -a
Make sure the line isn't commented out with a '#' as the first character
Telnet is a similar test

3) /etc/hosts.deny disallows all access and /etc/hosts.allow doesn't
allow access from the ip/port configuration you are using

Test with:
grep ALL /etc/hosts.allow
For the simplest solution (not the most secure) the previous command
should have no output or the line should start with a '#'

If none of these point you to the problem post more information and I am
sure either I or someone else can help you more.  If you are still lost
then let us know and someone can go into more details about each of these.

Eric

On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, jhjk kjhkjhk wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem with ftp-ing to my linux box. I recently installed on one
> of my machines RedHat6.2. The other two(Solaris and Windows2000) machines on
> the network can ftp each other with out any problem. And I am able to ftp to
> other machines from my Linux box. But when I telnet or ftp to Linux box, I
> get
>
> ftp:connect: connection refused.
>
> I am able to ping the Linux box, though.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Sundar

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