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From: vwelch@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Von Welch)
Subject: Re: Limiting Telnet access.
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In article <1992Dec17.230214.16501@vector.dallas.tx.us>, tbo@vector.dallas.tx.us (Terry Bohaning) writes:
|> Has anyone modified the telnet daemon to include to capability
|> for an allow/deny file. What I'm thinking of is a way to prevent
|> any machine not listed in an allow file or every machine except
|> those listed in a deny file from telneting into our machines.

Look for a program called tcpwrapper. It does just what you are looking for.

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Von Welch (vwelch@ncsa.uiuc.edu)	NCSA Networking Development Group

- I speak only for myself and those who think exactly like me -