On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 20:22 -0500, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > On 02/24/2010 08:12 PM, Craig White wrote: > > > go to the Windows system, go to Start => Programs => Accessories => > > Command Prompt > > > > and open a telnet session... > > > > telnet hostname_OR_ip 631 > > > > and see if it responds and how it responds > > The window clears to just a blinking cursor in the upper left. (I > thought I saw a passing "Connecting...." message before it cleared. > > > type > > > > QUIT > > > > to exit the telnet session > > > > let us know what happens > > I see nothing echoed when I type QUIT, but the cursor advances 4 > characters to the right. > > It sits and spins for a while, then the command prompt returns. ---- That doesn't sound right to me. if I telnet to a system via port 631... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. QUIT Connection closed by foreign host. something is blocking it. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines