Login via telnet disconnects immediatly??

[Jamie Orzechowski]

Hello ... I am working on a SCO 5.0.5 box ... when I telnet to the box it
allows me to login then immediately disconnects me ... any ideas what could
be causing this??

[Ian Wilson]

Jamie Orzechowski wrote:

Check for explanatory messages in two places

1) in the system log /vad/adm/syslog
You can also use scoadmin to check for expired passwords, locked user
accounts and locked terminals.

2) displayed at the terminal
If your telnet client closes before you get a chance to see any message,
see if it has an option to not exit at session end. You could also try
to log in at the console (with the same id) and see what messages show
up. You could also use a network sniffer to capture any messages (e.g.
ethereal on your client PC).

--
Ian Wilson

[Jamie Orzechowski]

I get the following message when I login ...

Device: ttyp Host: 192.5.10.250 Win:
Host: 192.5.10.250 Stat: 1 - disconnecting...

"Ian Wilson" <scob...@infotop.co.uk> wrote in message
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[Ian Wilson]

Top posting moved to end, please add reply to end.

Jamie Orzechowski wrote:
>

> "Ian Wilson" <scob...@infotop.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3E9AB376...@infotop.co.uk...
>
>>
>> Jamie Orzechowski wrote:
>>
>>> Hello ... I am working on a SCO 5.0.5 box ... when I telnet to the box
>>> it allows me to login then immediately disconnects me ...

>>> any ideas what could be causing this??
>>
>> Check for explanatory messages in two places
>>
>> 1) in the system log /vad/adm/syslog
>> You can also use scoadmin to check for expired passwords, locked user
>> accounts and locked terminals.
>>
>> 2) displayed at the terminal
>> If your telnet client closes before you get a chance to see any message,
>> see if it has an option to not exit at session end. You could also try
>> to log in at the console (with the same id) and see what messages show
>> up. You could also use a network sniffer to capture any messages (e.g.
>> ethereal on your client PC).
>>
>>
> I get the following message when I login ...
>
> Device: ttyp Host: 192.5.10.250 Win:
> Host: 192.5.10.250 Stat: 1 - disconnecting...
>

That doesn't look like any SCO message I recall seeing.

Could you answer ALL the following :

1) What desktop system are you using? (Windows XP Pro, Windows 95,
Mandrake 9, MacOS X, ...)

2) What Telnet client software are you using on your desktop system?
(native windows telnet.exe, teraterm 3.2, tun 5, ...)

3) Do you connect through an Ethernet LAN or through a terminal server
or some other device (can you supply make & model info)

--
Ian Wilson