[CentOS] problem with telnet

[Lanny Marcus]

On 6/24/08, Tom Lanyon <tom at netspot.com.au> wrote:
> On 24/06/2008, at 3:28 PM, fabian dacunha wrote:
>> i have  a centos 5 server running as a backup PC server and is working
>> perfect for abt 3 months
>> jus a couple of days back when i tried to telnet to the server it
>> gave me
>> connection refused
>
>
> What on earth are you using telnet for?
> Unless you have a very good reason, use SSH.

Tom gave you the best advice you will get. You should stop using
telnet and begin using SSH.