[H-GEN] Telnet not working

[Hilton Travis]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs "Hilton Travis" <QuarkComputers at email.com>)

> >1. If I create user logon scripts in the /home/netlogon
> directory using the
> >vim editor, they are not readable (due to CR/LF issues) by the
> Win98 command
> >processor.  Is there a Linux app to convert these to Windows
> (DOS, actually)
> >readable?
>
> On some systems, there are apps "todos" and "fromdos" to convert
> between them.  If these don't exist, then something like:
>
>    awk '{printf "%s\r\n",$0}' infile > outfile
>
> will probably do you.
>
>      <counts to 10 and waits for the perl-biggots to jump in> :-)

Well, one of the perl bigots beat you to the line!!!  :-)
The perl script did the trick.  Thanks for the awk info tho.

> >2. I have tries to Telnet to the Linux box and keep getting "Login
> >incorrect" responses.  I can ftp to this box without any
> problems.  Is there
> >a telnet config file I have not found?  The man page doesn't
> help me much.
>
> Have a look in the log files on the Linux box - see what it has to say.
> Are you running inetd (use 'ps ax' to see all processes) ?  Is there a
> line in /etc/inetd.conf corresponding to telnet (check it isn't
> commented out) ?  If there is, but it mentions tcpd, then check your
> /etc/hosts.allow to ensure there is an entry for the '98 box (see 'man
> tcpd' and 'man 5 hosts_access' for more info).

Yes, inetd is running, and there is a line for telnet that mentions tcp (not
tcpd).

I think that it doesn't like me telnetting in as root.  I will look up these
references and see how silly I've been.  :-)

Thanks again,
Hilton


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