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