Can telnet port 80 but cannot ping!

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

I think you need to be more specific. 
First, the default telnet port is 23. 80 is http. 

It appears that you have not configured telnet. Check to see if telnet is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf 
(or if you are using xinetd, check its config file). 

Ping is a different animal. You may have ping (eg. ICMP) blocked at your firewall. 

Also, it does appear that your host name is DNS served, but sometimes it is better to use a bare 
ip address.
On 6 Dec 2001 at 10:02, Ali Taalebi wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I am running RedHat Linux 7.2 on a Compaq DeskPro.
> I can successfully:
> 	telnet <My-Host> 80
> 
> However, if I try:
> 	telnet <My-Host>
> it responds:
> 	"telnet: Unable to connect to ...."
> 
> I have also tried: 
> 	ping <My-Host>
> but it says:
> 	"no answer from h00045adc236a.ne.mediaone.net"
> 
> Any idea what steps I should take to make these services available 
> on my server? I should mention that I chose the telnet and other
> modules during my installation of of my Linux.
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> >>Ali
> 
> 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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