jawad haider
2001-Jul-31 16:03 UTC
Can''t Access My linux box! R there any experts out there ???
<html><div style=''background-color:''><DIV>Hi:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a linux(mandrake) server and its "hosts.deny" file deny All except localhost and another "ip" . </DIV> <DIV>The problem is that I am not able to access this server remotely through telnet from any machine not even from the machine having same "ip" as mentioned in the host.deny file. Only once I could access it remotely through telnet from machine with "ip".</DIV> <DIV>Error msg that I get is "Remote system refused the connection .."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And also I am not able to login through server terminal because the keyboard is not getting connected. when I connect the keyboard, initially three lights of the keyboard(caps, num and scroll lock) blinks for a second and then goes off.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am using this server as gateway, its runing fine other than the fact I am not able get hold of it :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can anyone help me out ? Have my server been hacked ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Jawad</DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href=''http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp''>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></html>
Grant Walters
2001-Aug-01 03:01 UTC
RE: Can''t Access My linux box! R there any experts out there ???
> I have a linux(mandrake) server and its "hosts.deny" file deny All except localhost and another "ip" . > The problem is that I am not able to access this server remotely through telnet from any machine not even from the > machine having same "ip" as mentioned in the host.deny file. Only once I could access it remotely through telnet from > machine with "ip". > Error msg that I get is "Remote system refused the connection .." > > And also I am not able to login through server terminal because the keyboard is not getting connected. when I connect the > keyboard, initially three lights of the keyboard(caps, num and scroll lock) blinks for a second and then goes off. >On RedHat systems (thus probably Mandrake as well) you need to add entries for the telnet pseudo ttys into the file /etc/securetty Under RH6.2 these are of the format 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Under RH7.1 these are of the format pts/0 pts/1 pts/2 pts/3 pts/4 pts/5 pts/6 pts/7 Regards Grant Walters Brainbench ''Most Valuable Professional'' for Unix Admin Walters & Associates, P O Box 13-043 Johnsonville, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND Telephone: +64 4 4765175, CellPhone 025488265, ICQ# 23511989
A V Flinsch
2001-Aug-01 10:19 UTC
Re: [expert] Can''t Access My linux box! R there any experts out there ???
On Tuesday 31 July 2001 12:03, jawad haider wrote:> <html><div style=''background-color:''><DIV>Hi:</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>I have a linux(mandrake) server and its "hosts.deny" file deny All > except localhost and another "ip" . </DIV> <DIV>The problem is that I > am not able to access this server remotely through telnet from any > machine not even from the machine having same "ip" as mentioned in > the host.deny file. Only once I could access it remotely through telnet > from machine with "ip".</DIV> <DIV>Error msg that I get is "Remote > system refused the connection .."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>And also I am not able to login through server terminal because > the keyboard is not getting connected. when I connect the keyboard, > initially three lights of the keyboard(caps, num and scroll lock) > blinks for a second and then goes off.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>I am using this server as gateway, its runing fine other than the > fact I am not able get hold of it :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>Can anyone help me out ? Have my server been hacked ?</DIV>1 - kill the html 2 - telnet-server is not installed by default, make sure it is installed -- Alex Kernel Panic is General Failure''s second in command