Re: [cobalt-users] cannot access telnet

["Simon Weller" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

can you telnet into qpopper on port 110?

- Si
> > 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
> 
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