Xinetd
Wechter, Ron
WechterR at cnrc.navy.mil
Fri Oct 12 16:10:11 EDT 2001
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Fellow LUGians, (hehehehe a little AC joke)
Does anyone know the in's and out's of Xinetd. After I began digging into
Redhat 7.1 I noticed that inetd change to xinetd. Granted it has alot more
features than inetd, I have found very little information on Xinetd yet it
is the basis for internet services on Redhat.
Main questions:
When do I use Xinetd and when does the service [daemon] (icecast, ssh, and
so on) even need to see Xinetd?
Is Xinetd an "option" to use and/or can one install and use a service
normally?
Does everything "have" to go through Xinetd in order to connect to the linux
box?
Where does Xinetd fall into the "flowchart" of network connections when
using Iptables?
If I would like to use Xinetd with a service, what requirements must the
service meet in order for it to work properly with Xinetd. I assume that
the service must be Xinetd aware?
I hope someone can shed some light on this issue.
Two publications that I found:
http://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml
<http://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml> (Mac AHHHH!)
http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November2000/article175.shtml
<http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November2000/article175.shtml>
Please do not respond with "I use Mandrake and it runs -- That's it" --
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Ronald K. Wechter
NRD Buffalo Assistant Systems Administrator
NRD Buffalo Webmaster
Navy Recruiting Department Buffalo
(716) 551-4901
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(hehehehe a little AC joke)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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anyone know the=20
in's and out's of Xinetd. After I began digging into Redhat 7.1 I =
noticed=20
that inetd change to xinetd. Granted it has alot more features =
than inetd,=20
I have found very little information on Xinetd yet it is the basis for =
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services on Redhat.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Main=20
questions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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do I use Xinetd=20
and when does the service [daemon] (icecast, ssh, and so on) even =
need to=20
see Xinetd?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is =
Xinetd an=20
"option" to use and/or can one install and use a service=20
normally?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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everything=20
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box?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Where =
does Xinetd=20
fall into the "flowchart" of network connections when using=20
Iptables?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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would like to=20
use Xinetd with a service, what requirements must the service meet in =
order for=20
it to work properly with Xinetd. I assume that the service must =
be Xinetd=20
aware?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
hope someone can=20
shed some light on this issue.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Two =
publications=20
that I found:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml">http=
://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml</A>=20
(Mac AHHHH!)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href=3D"http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November2000/article175.shtml"=
>http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November2000/article175.shtml</A></FO=
NT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=3D2>Please do not=20
respond with "I use Mandrake and it runs -- That's it" --=20
Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D187420020-12102001><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><B><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Ronald K. =
Wechter</FONT></B><BR><I><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>NRD Buffalo Assistant Systems=20
Administrator</FONT><BR><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>NRD =
Buffalo=20
Webmaster</FONT></I><BR><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>Navy Recruiting=20
Department Buffalo</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>(716)=20
551-4901</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></P>
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