Please disable Telnet.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:55 am **Post subject:** Please disable Telnet.

You are asking to get hacked with that service running.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 1:57 pm **Post subject:**

Always has been disabled for me.

John_Doe · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:24 pm **Post subject:**

and how do I check if it there or not?

I've got Norton Internet Security installed and always running. ain't that good enough protection?

satan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:30 pm **Post subject:**

start/run/settings/conrtol panel/administrative tools/services/
disable telnet there.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:30 pm **Post subject:**

If you have XP just goto start then run and type services.msc and hit enter. Scroll down the list untill you see it and right click and disable that SOB.

izac · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:47 pm **Post subject:**

TaKYoN wrote:

If you have XP just goto start then run and type services.msc and hit enter. Scroll down the list untill you see it and right click and disable that SOB.

mine says "servicestatus: stopped"

am I safe?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:54 pm **Post subject:**

TaKYoN wrote:

If you have XP just goto start then run and type services.msc and hit enter. Scroll down the list untill you see it and right click and disable that SOB.

this guy knows his OS

Same way i use to get to that screen

Disabling telnet was one of the first things i did after formatting. Izac, if it says manual it can be started by another program. I'd just disable.

wargand · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:04 pm **Post subject:**

You have problems. 'emerge unmerge telnet-bsd' and this junk is not on the hd anymore. Though I don't understand who would intall it in the first place

John_Doe · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:18 pm **Post subject:**

eh, I can't find it. that's good rite?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:23 pm **Post subject:**

John_Doe wrote:

eh, I can't find it. that's good rite?

are you using XP, 2k or nt? If your using xp, go to run -> services.msc , click the first column header to order, and telnet should be there. It's installed as a default service in all, you have to click second button >properties, then change manual to disabled.

However, even with it disabled, it should still be listed I think.

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:28 pm **Post subject:**

already disabled here

alternative way is to right click My Computer and choose manage then select services in the left

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:42 pm **Post subject:**

@JD, double check it aint there mate. It is a security risk and these things need double checking. Someone gaining access to ya system is so much hassle and can have massive repurcussions for you. Imagine if you will that someone gains access to ya rig, they can then use it for many purposes, most often to launch DDOS attacks against websites, and this in turn can lead to ya ISP disabling ya web access.

@Spud, I like to think I know a little :wink:

the first thing I do after a fresh install of XP is use services.msc to trim up what runs LOL After that is firewall and AV. I have never been hacked, despite my firewall informing me ppl have tried.

John_Doe · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:52 pm **Post subject:**

there's a 'Telephony' and a 'Terminal Services'. No telnet

oh, using XP.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:55 pm **Post subject:**

Telephony is set to manual on mine, but does not run as it is not needed. terminal services is set to manual on mine and is running, I think maybe because I have fast user switching on, for some reason, gonna have to switch that off cos I am the only user LOL

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:01 pm **Post subject:**

Oh shit, my girlfriend is going mad, I misread and thought it said disable toilet, so I smashed mine up with a hammer.

izac · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:40 pm **Post subject:**

any more that you need to disable?

wargand · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:41 pm **Post subject:**

izac wrote:

any more that you need to disable?

Windows?

Craftee · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:10 pm **Post subject:**

Just like John_Doe
I haven't got a Telnet listed - Using XP

Like JD says - there's a 'Telephony' and a 'Terminal Services'. No telnet
Is this good/bad

Craftee (UK)

d0c · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:07 pm **Post subject:**

thanks for the tip...

monkeysmasher · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:32 pm **Post subject:**

haven't got a Telnet listed - Using XP

there's a 'Telephony' and a 'Terminal Services'. No telnet .

Please disable Telnet.

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