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I have a new Ubuntu install where I am not able to connect to localhost or 127.0.0.1 or using my computer name.
telnet localhost [tried all/no port numbers]
returns
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
Is there any configuration I need to do to make this work? Would it be disabled by default??
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Are you sure telnetd is running?
sudo apt-get install telnetd
Roman Newaza
Posted 2012-10-01T03:17:54.350
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Q: Is "telnet" enabled?
If it isn't, or if your iptables firewall is configured to block telnet, then you'll get exactly this error :) Try "apt-get install telnetd".
And don't try to "telnet" except on your local LAN - it's NOT secure!!!! Always use SSH instead.
This link might help:
paulsm4
Posted 2012-10-01T03:17:54.350
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telnet is working. – None – 2012-10-01T03:37:42.767
just wander what @pb2q changed in my post – Roman Newaza – 2012-10-01T03:39:25.837
@RomanNewaza you can click the edited ... ago to see the edit history of any post: I simply changed a typo: you had telned – pb2q – 2012-10-01T03:40:38.193
@user1076371: "telnet is working"?!? What about the "connection refused"?????? Please follow Roman Newaza's advice (which is good advice!), and please look at my link (of which "install telnetd" is a part). – paulsm4 – 2012-10-01T03:51:54.100