Setting Up Xp's Telnet Server.
Scythe
Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
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<div class="IPBDescription">Not NS related, Feel free to bump to OT.</div> Soon I'm going to have this computer back on to ADSL and I was looking to set up XP's telnet server so that I may log onto my box from anywhere and access files. I had it working at one point over a lan but I can't remember how I finally got it working.
Here’s what I’ve tried:
I enabled XP’s “Telnet” service in admin tools. I created an user group called “SpecialPeople”, hereafter referred to as SP, and created a user “read”, set him a password, made it unchangeable, and made him part of SP. I then gave SP read privileges across C. Then I went into the properties of the telnet service and entered read into the “Log on as: This account:” field and typed in his password. When I try to start the service I get the error: “Could not start the Telnet service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied.”
Then I checked the “Log on as: Local System account” button and allowed access to desktop. The service started fine.
I want to know if this is secure or any old hobo with my username and log into my computer? I tried telnetting to 127.0.0.1 and it said: “You are about to send your password information to a remove computer in Internet zone. This might not be safe. Do you want to send anyway(y/n):” If I say yes it logs in and I can browse without a hitch. Woo.
At this point in time I have the Read account disabled and the service stopped. Can anyone offer any assistance?
--Scythe--
Here’s what I’ve tried:
I enabled XP’s “Telnet” service in admin tools. I created an user group called “SpecialPeople”, hereafter referred to as SP, and created a user “read”, set him a password, made it unchangeable, and made him part of SP. I then gave SP read privileges across C. Then I went into the properties of the telnet service and entered read into the “Log on as: This account:” field and typed in his password. When I try to start the service I get the error: “Could not start the Telnet service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied.”
Then I checked the “Log on as: Local System account” button and allowed access to desktop. The service started fine.
I want to know if this is secure or any old hobo with my username and log into my computer? I tried telnetting to 127.0.0.1 and it said: “You are about to send your password information to a remove computer in Internet zone. This might not be safe. Do you want to send anyway(y/n):” If I say yes it logs in and I can browse without a hitch. Woo.
At this point in time I have the Read account disabled and the service stopped. Can anyone offer any assistance?
--Scythe--
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I can log onto my default system account and my adminstrator account using a password. But when I try to log onto my read account I get "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. Login Failed".
Anyone got any idea on how to give my "Read" account telnet permissions?
--Scythe--
IMO, a telnet server is not good, your better off finding a SSH server and using Putty (google for it) to connect. SSH is used when you have "secure" web sites. Try a copy of PCAnywhere, that might be what you are looking for..
Alternatively, set up Apache to get at your files, and use a .htaccess file to auth users (I can help with this if you need it)