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
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