Re: Change telnet to another port?

[John Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It just doesn't work that way.  Someone somewhere along the line has got
something wrong.

you cannot "use" a port up on a network.  We probably have 20 or 30
devices that are managed through telnet (port 23).  Including a router
that is managed by the ISP.  There is no reason to change the settings
on the 400 because of how a router is managed.  a port is not used to
route traffic across the network.  It is used to help the computers at
each end determine how to handle the traffic.  It can also be used to
block certain types of info at a firewall / proxy server (we have
both).  The port #'s used are by convention only.  You can run a web
server on port 23 and telnet on port 80 if both systems are setup that
way.

If you ISP insists telnet cannot use the standard ports tell that they
lack sufficient knowledge to set it up correctly.  Tell them you are
going to call IBM support line at $$$ per hour to reconfigure your as400
and they will have to pay for it.

You might be suprised how quickly the impossible becomes the possible !


John Hall
Home Sales

Jim Langston wrote:
> 
> Ahh, yes, I forgot about the DSL routers that are actually proxy
> servers.  Well, in that case, I think "they" (the providers yet again)
> need to get off port 23 and set it to something else.
> 
> Using port 23 for your whole LAN just to configure your router is
> a tremendous waste of a standard port, IMO.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston
>
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