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Re: Can't telnet after ssh





I find the the default Microsoft telnet client doesn't play well even with
my local bash ;-)

Try installing the inetutils package and using the cygwin /usr/bin/telnet
instead.

HTH,
Andy.


cygwin-owner@cygwin.com wrote on 18/01/2005 09:23:39:

> I'm having a strange problem that started after updating cygwin to the
> current version. After ssh'ing to my system, I can't telnet elsewhere.
> The telnet process simply quits - it doesn't return any error message,
> and doesn't connect. A simple 'telnet' command drops me back at the
> shell.

> I'm running sshd with privilege separation enabled. I can connect with
> passwords or key-based authentication just fine.

> Once connected, I can do most things. I can ssh somewhere else, ping,
> cp, mv ... most basic commands work. Everything within the cygwin
> package appears to work (although I haven't made an exhaustive search.)

> Most win32 commands appear to work also. Ping, nslookup, etc. The
> notable exception so far is telnet.

> Telnet works just fine through a local bash or cmd.exe.

> Versions:
> Windows XP
> cygwin: 1.5.12-1
> base-files: 3.2-1
> openssh: 3.9p1-2
> openssl: 0.9.7e-1

> I've uninstalled all packages, removed the /cygwin directory, and
> re-installed just the base, with no change. I've un-installed sshd and
> re-installed with 'ntsec', and 'ntsec tty'.

> Any suggestions?

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