Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi all,

I've problem to ping my AIX server. When I ping it from a local session, it is ok. But I can't ping it from another machine. I always get an timeout exceed message. Can anyone help me ?

Thanks a lot.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

The problem could be a number of things.
1. Wiring - if you can't ping anyone on the same subnet
2. The route that is set 'netstat -rn'
3. If you are trying to ping by name, the DNS setting.
Also check /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/netsvc.conf
4. What does 'hostname' return
5. You may have the wrong interface configured.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Thank you CompuChem.

I can ping it now but i still can't connect to it from another machine with putty.exe for example. I think that i've got a false port number.
Do you know in which file or with which command, i can check for the port number ?
as i'm neither system , neither network administrator, i'm a little bit lost!! ;-))

Thks
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

The port for telnet is 23 and for ssh if you have it setup is 22
Usually sendmail is also running by default, so you can try a telnet 25 hostname from the dos prompt. If you can get to 25 and get a HELO back, then the telnet daemon may not be running. IT usually runs from /etc/inetd.conf.


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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Wonderful!!

from dos prompt :

• telnet IP 23 , i get a connexion to the server
• telnet IP 25 , i get the message : 220 "hostname" ESMTP Sendmail Thu, 2...

with putty.exe :

• i can reach the server with the protocol telnet and the port number 23
• with the protocol ssh and the port number 22, i don't have error message but nothing is done!

in the inetd.conf, i have
ftp stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/ftpd ftpd
telnet stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/telnetd telnetd -a
shell stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/rshd rshd
kshell stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/krshd krshd
login stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/rlogind rlogind
klogin stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/krlogind krlogind
exec stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/rexecd rexecd
comsat dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/comsat comsat
uucp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/uucpd uucpd

thank you compuChem
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Don't expect a connection on port 22 unless you have installed and configured sshd, which requires ssl. It is easiest to install these as a package and you will be prompted to insert the Linux Toolkit CD. If you don't need ssl, then don't worry.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Ok! I think i don't need ssl right a way! i'll look for it later
(and i'm on Unix ;-))

Thanks for helping me all these days.
see you later!
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