AIX

RudiC, Previously it was 8080/udp, not it is 8080/tcp in /etc/services, for this should we have any entry in inetd.conf?

inetd.conf is the relevant place to modify inetd's behaviour. Put in there the correct service, protocol, and server program.

As it is, the AIX telnetd looks up /etc/services when it starts. I forgot to mention that in my first post because it is in the man page and i thought it to be obvious. To configure such a service for a specific port you do the following (note that you might have to change some details for your purpose, the picture should be clear anyways):

enter a line in /etc/services defining a (best unique) service name and the port:

Code:

telnet8080          8080/tcp

Then modify your /etc/inetd.conf by adding a line to define this service:

Code:

telnet8080    stream    tcp   nowait  root    /usr/sbin/telnetd       telnetd

finally you ned to restart inetd, which is controlled by the System Resource Controller:

Code:

root@yourhost # refresh -s inetd

To test the connection try:

Code:

user@remotesystem # telnet yourhost 8080

You might further test with

Code:

user@yourhost # netstat -a | grep LISTEN
[...]
tcp        0      0  *.telnet8080           *.*                    LISTEN
[...]

which should show your daemon listening to the port.

I hope this helps.

bakunin