Matt,
 Still can't get this to work.
 I copied xinetd.conf into /etc/xinetd.d
 I gave it the name : telnet    (no extention) 
 I edited this file to include the following:

default
{
whaterver default stuff was already here I left
}

service telnet
{
disabled  =no
flags     =REUSE
socket_type  =stream
wait         =no
user          =root
server        =/usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure +=USERID
}

includedir /etc/xinetd.d



--- Matt Alexander <m@netpro.to> wrote:
> Check out the man page for xinetd.conf and copy (and
> possibly modify) the telnet example.  Name this file
> "telnet" and drop it in /etc/xinetd.d and restart
> xinetd.
> ~M
> 
> 
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Dominic Busher wrote:
> 
> > Bad new is my Linux system crashed AGAIN today. 
> Good
> > news is I now have an Intellistation to do my
> Linux
> > project on and I am getting very familiar with
> Linux.
> >
> > Question:   I installed xinetd  and ssh  ( and
> > dependencies).  I know xinetd is started because I
> > issues a 'service xinetd start' and it came back
> OK.
> > Now when I try to telnet into the linux box from a
> > networked PC I get :
> > "Connecting To tucgate01.tucson.ibm.com...Could
> not
> > open a connection to host: Connect failed"
> >
> > I have NOT touched any of the Host.deny/allow
> files or
> > the xinetd.conf file.  I can ping the Linux box
> and I
> > can telnet/ftp OUT of the linux box into other
> > workstations on the network.
> >
> > Any clues?
> >
> >
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