Re: [cobalt-users] cannot access telnet

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> I still cannot connect to the server using telnet.
> btw, I was using telnet up until yesterday afternoon without any problem.
> This thing happened just last night.
> Other then this, the server is working fine. On the brower interface, it
says
> telnet is working fine.
>

> Could it be my cable modem service problem?
Yes it is possible but it depends on the way you have your box setup.
My Example:
    I Started up my computer like everyday and tried to login to my raq and
I couldn't.  I was using ssh2.  so I turned on telnet in the gui and tried
again with success.  what I found was that my service provider decided to
give me a new host/domain name for my 'cable modem card' and that host name
would resolve to an ip that would not resolve back to the hostname.  ssh2
and I believe by default verifies this information and it wasn't happy.  So
I adjusted the conf file for ssh2 so it would stop checking it (and I
stopped allowing root logins over ssh2) and it worked.  Then I called my isp
until I was told the dns guy would be in on Monday.  After I spoke to him
about it they changed me back to the old system and all has been fine.

You might try installing that Openssh package that has been getting so many
posts and then try to ssh you way in.

Hope this helps you.

Zeffie