> Message: 10 > From: Daniel Montagnese > Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 16:27:33 GMT > Subject: Connecting with telnet, ftp and samba > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > --------------=_4D48008D7FD40844CCE8 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > --------------=_4D48008D7FD40844CCE8 > Content-Description: filename="plug1" > Content-Disposition: inline; filename="plug1" > Content-Type: text/plain; name ="plug1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > We are pioneering the use of open source software in > configuring a print server at Mutoh America. The server > will be printed to from Windows and Macintosh clients. > The print server runs runs Red Hat Linux 7.1 with the > 2.4.2-2 kernel. Samba and Netatalk will provide access > to the postscript printers. Telnet and ftp will be used > for administrative tasks, because there will be no keyboard > nor monitor on the box. The Red Hat installation will be > trimmed as much as possible. > =09 > Currently, Red Hat has been installed, but not yet trimmed. > First we will get things to work. > =09 > Problem: > Telnet, ftp and smbclient invoked from a client > ( trying to access the shares of the sever ) > all refuse the connection. If any of the above > are invoked from the server itself ( to itself ), > the connection is made. /etc/hosts.allow is empty > ( as is /etc/hosts.deny ). The entry "portmap: > ALL" was used in /etc/hosts.allow and did not work. > =09 > What are the possible causes? Could it involve xinetd? > =09 > Daniel F. Montagnese ph. 602-414-2613 ext. 244 > --------------=_4D48008D7FD40844CCE8-- > --__--__-- > Message: 11 > From: "Craig White" > To: > Subject: RE: Connecting with telnet, ftp and samba > Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:04:44 -0700 > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Turn off firewall There is no firewall. What else could in be?