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A Unix command-line utility that facilitates simple two-way communications between a user and a server application listening on the specified port.

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How do I disable telnet on Ubuntu Server?

I installed Ubuntu server and I am learning to how secure it. One of the article I saw, was about telnet and how to disable it on CentOS Obviously, it does not work on Ubuntu, so How can I disable Telnet on Ubuntu server? ll /etc/xinetd.d/telnet ls:…
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Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1 using telnet

I have a new Ubuntu install where I am not able to connect to localhost or 127.0.0.1 or using my computer name. telnet localhost [tried all/no port numbers] returns telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused Is there any…
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Can not telnet to 25 port

I can not connect any mail server using telnet through 25 port. I can connect with any web-server using 80 port.So i searched for my open port sudo nmap -sS -p 20-2550 localhost It shows: Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1) Host is up…
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How do I prevent telnet from timing out?

Is there a way to disable a telnet session from my desktop to a server from timing out, ever. This should be done from the client if at all possible.
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Can you create an executable telnet application on the desktop?

I am trying to create a telnet shortcut. I cant seem to find a way to do this. Any ideas?
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Question about using the Telnet.

How can I enable the Telnet service on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? Can somebody include a detailed description about the needed packages and configurations and use it and what are it's advantages?
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Configuring telnet on my new Ubuntu VM

I want to configure telnet for my fresh Ubuntu VM. Can you please provide the necessary steps? I'm also looking for steps to configure ssh in a Ubuntu system and how it can be connected from a client using ssh.
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