[SLUG] Linux networking!

[Mark Feather]

Hi,

Background...

I have Suse Linux 7.3 pro as a minimum install on two machines networked together via patch cables and a hub.

Machine One (P133) has emacs installed as an editor and the Telnet server installed to facilitate a Telnet connection from the Second Machine (P75).

Both Machines PING each other successfully.

When i try to use Telnet from the P75 to connect to the P133 i get the following:

TELNET>open <Host Name<>Domain Name> i get the messages:

"Name or Service not known"
"Host Name Lookup Failure"

TELNET>open <IP Address of P133 > i get the message:

"Connection Refused"

In the process of deciding what was initially wrong i loaded/enabled Network Services on both machines, allowing the use of Telnet, finger, ftp and remote printers etc.

Thought about a firewall blocking a connection but no firewall is installed or not that i can find one with  yast1 or 2.

I have edited the file Hosts.deny to read:

ALL : ALL EXCEPT 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.98, 192.168.0.99

I have edited the file Hosts.allow to read:

ALL : 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.98, 192.168.0.99

TELNET : ALLOW ALL

The File called inetd.conf has the following line enabled:

telnet stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd

I am still being refused connection!

Something's going wrong and I'm running out of ideas, does anybody have any suggestions?

Mark



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