On Tuesday 05 October 2010 10:53 AM, Tim wrote: > Tim: > >>> Though, I wouldn't allow telnet, at all. Are you sure you need it? >>> > > Jatin K: > >> I'm also thinking like you ... no need to allow telnet .....but >> customer is the king .... he says the he wants telnet to server ... >> nothing can be done ...!!! >> > I'd ask to make sure whether he knows about alternatives. He might be > able to SSH, but doesn't know it even exists. > that also can be a good solution ..you are right > Telnet being completely unencrypted makes it easy for anyone snooping to > capture passwords. Though, having said that, most people fetch their > mail using a protocol that sends the passwords unencrypted, too. > > >> finally I've used both host file and iptables ... >> > Since you're making this public entire network is not connected to the Internet .... it's only on LAN only 60 to 65 computers on it -- °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Jatin Khatri Registerd Linux user No #501175 www.counter.li.org No M$ -- 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