[LUAU] telnet access

[Myles Uyema]

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, maleko wrote:

> hi, im running a pentium 166 with red hat 5.1  Awhile ago, i had trouble
> installing the rr login client, but now its working fine. I have made user
> accounts to see if i could telnet inside my computer. I have a small 2
> computer LAN setup. I'm able to telnet into my linux box with my other
> computer, but when my friends try to telnet inside, they say that they get
> the hourglass. Could someone tell me whats wrong? Or if there's a firewall
> that rr uses that i have to get past. thanks

You don't tell us what hostname your friends are using when they try to
telnet to your linux system.  Your internal LAN can use any name it
feels like, however your friends--I assume they're coming in through
some Internet Service Provider--probably cannot.

Myles