Re: tlug: Can't telnet in...But machine is definitely on

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "jdb" == J David Beutel <jdb@example.com> writes:

    jdb> On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Dave Gutteridge wrote:
    >> I'm using telnet from MSDOS... every time i try to connect, it
    >> says: Connection to host lost

    jdb> Sorry, I don't know.  I thought you might be behind a
    jdb> firewall now, but I'm not, and I see the same kind of thing:

I don't have time to snoop around now, but I would guess that you've
probably got tcpwrappers set to reject connections from random hosts.
You could try connecting via ftp; that way (if you can get in) you can
do directory listings and offline editing.  I think that tcpwrappers
reads the hosts.* fiels every new connection, so if you change the
telnet entries to let in your current IP address you should be OK.

If you can't login by ftp as root (if you can, you should change
that), you won't be able to replace the host.* files.  You can try
logging in as your normal user and make a .rhosts file (again, only
for your current IP address) and try rlogin.  Then su....

If that doesn't help, start thinking ,like a cracker.  You have an
advantage over J. Random Hacker:  you know what stupid little things
you forgot to do, if only you can remember :-P

Yes, I double as a 7th level cacodaemon on my days off, and consort
with fire elementals at every opportunity.

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