Telnet

[jesthenewbie]

Is there something that I have to activate to use Telnet in Mandriva for the first time? I used to use Telnet to login to my ISPs mail server from Windwos all the time and have heard that the Linux Telnet is better but when I type "telnet" into a terminal, I get "command not found".

[aioshin]

try to check if you have it installed already...

try:

rpm -qal | grep telnet

 

if not, then install it

 

urpmi telnet

 

as root

[jesthenewbie]

[jesse@localhost ~]$ su

Password:

[root@localhost jesse]# rpm -qal | grep telnet

/usr/share/doc/HTML/en_GB/kioslave/telnet.docbook

/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.6/res/html/gopher-telnet.gif

/usr/share/icons/mono/scalable/apps/telnet.svgz

/usr/bin/ktelnetservice

/usr/share/services/telnet.protocol

/usr/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Internet/gtelnet.desktop

/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/kioslave/telnet.docbook

/usr/share/icons/slick/48x48/apps/telnet.png

/usr/lib/python2.4/telnetlib.py

/usr/lib/python2.4/telnetlib.pyc

/usr/lib/python2.4/telnetlib.pyo

/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/URI/telnet.pm

/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/net/telnet.elc

 

There are many entries for it but I haven't installed anything yet. Does this look correct?

[scoonma]

Just do an "urpmi telnet" as root. If you have it installed already, it wil tell you.

 

BTW, for security reasons ssh is much more preferable to telnet now, if your provider supports it.

[JonEberger]

BTW, for security reasons ssh is much more preferable to telnet now, if your provider supports it.

 

SSH is way better.

[jesthenewbie]

[jesse@localhost ~]$ su

Password:

[root@localhost jesse]# urpmi telnet

no package named telnet

 

That explains it. Do I have to download a telnet package now?

 

Is SSH a similar package? Can I download and install it the same way as telnet?

Edited May 3, 2007 by jesthenewbie

[Greg2]

Just use the gui software management... search for and install telnet-client-krb5-.

 

Do the same for the openssh packages you need, or want installed.

[scarecrow]

I use the same client under windoze and linux: PuTTy, for the simple reason it's the best and also supports scp/file transfers.

I believe it's directly available in Mandriva via a simple "urpmi putty"

[paul]

SSH is way better.

 

can't ssh to a mail server

can telnet ;)

[Guest Steppenwolf]

What do I have to enable in my Mandriva 2007 Spring installation, so that other PCs in the LAN can telnet and SSH into my Mandriva PC ?

 

(I'd like to do on another Cygwin Windows PC: "ssh -Y -l <username> <LAN IP of Mandriva PC>" to open a X windows session)

 

 

There's no firewall running on the Mandriva PC, and in Drake Conf the Security setting is "normal" (not "high").

[scoonma]

You'd need at least an ssh daemon running on the machine you like to connect to. So you should do a "urpmi openssh-server" as root on your Mandriva PC, then activate it with "service sshd start". Check with drakxservices if you like to run the daemon on boot by default. You can manipulate sshd options in the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config (also contains comments on different options).

 

Good luck!

[sorocco]

I use the same client under windoze and linux: PuTTy, for the simple reason it's the best and also supports scp/file transfers.

I believe it's directly available in Mandriva via a simple "urpmi putty"

 

 

i am not sure whether i am having PUTYY or not with my mandrake 10.1 so tried ro install it by command "urpmi putty" but no package named putty .

means putty isnt available with mandrake ?

 

thanks

[iphitus]

what's the details of this mail server? It probably doesnt support ssh if they're offering telnet/you're telnetting.

 

Go into mandriva control center -> package management -> install software and search for telnet, im sure you'll find a suitable telnet client there somewhere.

 

scarecrow: kidding me? Putty is great under windows, but under linux -- terrible! it's an ssh app, where you have to *click* everything to get it started! Under linux, it doesnt hold a candle to openssh.

 

James

[sorocco]

thanks ..

i was looking for ssh its already installed