[lug] telnetd problem

[D. Stimits]

Chris Wade wrote:
> 
> I use SecureCRT at work to telnet from Win2000 to my Linux machine at home.
> I've got a cable modem at home with a hub going off to the linux machine and
> two windows laptops, all with separate IP addresses.  So picture Cable
> Modem, Hub, then the three branching off from there... I would like to have
> the laptops plus one macintosh going through the hub to the linux box to the
> cable modem, but that's another issue.
> 
> When I try to telnet now from my laptop to the linux box, using its IP, I
> get 'telnetd: getnameinfo' and connection aborted, while at work it works
> fine.  Any obvious reasons why this would be so?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
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Minor possibility, I'm not familiar with what the errors would show up
as, but maybe it is an auth issue? From the location that works, is it
possible to telnet to port 113 of the target machine for cases that
work, but not able to do so from the location that fails? E.G.,
telnet 1.2.3.4 113
(if it allows connect, just type garbage and hit enter, you've verified
auth is open)

There's a good chance it has nothing to do with auth, but sometimes
things are set to require it.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com