full-disclosure - Re: open telnet port

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From: Dave.Ewart at cancer.org.uk (Dave Ewart)
Subject: Re: open telnet port

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On Tuesday, 07.09.2004 at 03:43 -0700, ismail syed wrote:

> HI list,
> I have some strange problem or may be its starnge to
> me
> I have closed the Telnet port in Solaris 8 server by
> hashing inetd but still its listening at port 23,even
> after giving HUP to inetd.
> I can do telnet from other machines to this server,
> its getting connected but not showing login prompt.
> Please give me solution how to close this port,I dont
> know any other way just except hashing inetd.

Not sure this is actually on-topic, but have you considered simply
*uninstalling* your Telnet daemon.  That would seem to be the safest
thing to do.

Dave.
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Dave Ewart
Dave.Ewart@...cer.org.uk
Computing Manager, Epidemiology Unit, Oxford
Cancer Research UK
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