[ubuntu-users] Telnet Server installation failed

[steve]

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Ted Hilts wrote:
| I am new to Ubuntu.
|
| I have a home network of computers and although TELNET is frowned upon
| because of security issues it is the only way I can communicate to older
| and different installations.  So after installing the TELNET client that
| is included with the Gutsy desktop I tried to install the TELNET server
| which was not in the Gutsy 7.10 server disk.  So I used aptitude to get
| the package from the Debian distribution.  No go!  I got the package
| which was automatically unpacked but could not find the TELNET server
| and discovered it placed elsewhere than the init stuff and associated
| symbolic pointers where the Ubuntu stuff is apparently located.
|
| Is there a way I can activate this TELNET server or is the entire effort
| doomed to failure. Maybe the TELNET server package I downloaded needs a
| wrapper of some sort or associated libraries are in the wrong place, or
| maybe both.  I thought I'd better get some advice.
|
| Any help is appreciated.
|
| Thanks -- Ted
|
|

you need to install telnetd and telnet

i wouldnt touch telnet with a 10 foot pole, but if you must, go ahead.




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Steve Reilly

http://reillyblog.com


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