How to configure linux telnet server step by step guide Example and Implementation

per quest of telnet server

• A linux server with ip address 192.168.0.254 and hostname Server
• A linux client with ip address 192.168.0.1 and hostname Client1
• A windows xp system with ip address 192.168.0.2 and hostname Client2
• Updated /etc/hosts file on both linux system
• Running portmap and xinetd services
• Firewall should be off on server

Four rpm are required to configure telnet server. telnet, telnet-server, portmap, xinetd check them if not found then install

Now check telnet, portmap, xinetd service in system service it should be on

 #setup Select System service from list [*]portmap [*]xinetd [*]telnet 

Now restart xinetd and portmap service

To keep on these services after reboot on then via chkconfig command

After reboot verify their status. It must be in running condition

Create a normal user named vinita

On Linux client

ping from telnet server and run telnet command and give user name and password

On Window client

ping from telnet server and run telnet command

Give user name and password

How to enable root login from telnet server

On linux server open file securetty

In the end of file add pts/0 to enable one telnet session for root. if you need to open more telnet session for root and add more pts/1 pts/2 and so on.

Now restart xinetd and portmap service

Verfiy from window by login from root