From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:09:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:09:08 -0400 Received: from mail.zmailer.org ([62.240.94.4]:5320 "EHLO mail.zmailer.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:09:07 -0400 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:09:07 +0300 From: Matti Aarnio To: Colin Foran Cc: Andrew Gierth , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Wrote a server, but telnet can't connect Message-ID: <20020603090907.R18899@mea-ext.zmailer.org> In-Reply-To: <24fda70e.0206021107.1222101f@posting.google.com> <87ofetwjxd.fsf@erlenstar.demon.co.uk> <3CFABCF0.B39687AC@attbi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 08:48:48PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > thanks Andrew, really appreciate the interest. > I've changed the program as youve suggested, and even done away with > the error checking altogether, but Telnet still gets timed out. dont > suppose youve seen anything else that might trip it up? Perhaps your machine has some built-in firewall ? E.g. picking lattest RedHat and answering "strict security" into default-firewall building question in the installation tool will cause this kind of problems. > Again, thanks for the interest > Cheers /Matti Aarnio