Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

This should be easy, but I've searched and search and come up almost empty., so here goes... how do I install telnet, ftp and perhaps nmap on my N800 with OS2008? I haven't found anything definitive here or on Maemo. I'm reluctant to try anything else since I'm just getting familiar with Linux. Thanks.

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Telnet is insecure garbage. ;) If you have any choice in the matter, you want OpenSSH. Get it from Extras (or here). If not, there's a telnet client available here. Though, personally, I'd just ssh into another host and telnet where you need to from there.

nmap is available here.

If you mean ftp server then just use the sftp server in OpenSSH. If you need a client then something like MaemoFTP would probably suite your needs.

As always, Google* and Gronmayer are your friends.

*Google Pro Tip: Adding the word "maemo" to your searches on google will almost always get you the result you're looking for!

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

I know telnet isn't secure :), I just need it for my HP MV2020, which is running Twonky and Firefly. I use putty on my Windows machine(s), and wanted to try telnet using the N800. Thanks!

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

That's only assuming you are using it in place of SSH. I regularly use telnet to connect to arbitrary ports to manually send data, for example checking an SMTP server or HTTP server is behaving.

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Then you should be using netcat, shouldn't you?

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

I've been looking for one to play the two towers mud , but had no luck. Thanks general, of course a mud client would be better but telnet client will do.

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

because for a quick test telnet is much quicker than netcat, especially if I don't care about the output. For example, to test if a TCP port on a remote machine is accessible or not, "telnet 10.10.10.10 8009" is a quick and easy test.

Plus, I'm not a sys-admin, fluent in the ways of netcat, and I have to lookup how to use it again every time :p

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

No disrepect intended to the original author of netcat, who is an old friend of mine, but I'm with pixelseventy on this one.

I couldn't live without quickly dashing off telnet connections to arbitrary ports, and yes, I know the protocol spec enough to know that there is a likelihood that things can be send in the setup handshake that might introduce garbage into the connection. I probably have cause to do it at least 10 times a day.

GA is right to encourage people to use secure tools for remote access though. :)

It's fast, and present on pretty much anything I sit down at. Time is money.

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

The generals link to telnet did not work. I'm searching... not finding it for os2008.

Sometimes telnet is essential... like right now... in middle of emergency., away from laptop.

Steve

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Use http://www.gronmayer.com/it/; it's a database of repos. Search it for telnet, and you should come up with the daylessday repo, which has telnet, nmap, gnugrep, and whatnot... you can then get it through app manager, in red-pill, at least, and maybe in blue-pill. If you (like me) avoid red-pill hassle, then just run (as root) an After you install that repo, of course...

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

This is cool! apt-get makes much more sense now. I had been trying to use it without the repos being installed.

I've got to start thinking 'debian' and not red-hat/suse.

What is your opinion on adding stuff to $PATH, vs always entering the full path?

I need to figure out how to enter text faster. The screen and thumbs kybds are both too slow, and the lack of shift and caps lock is painful.

Steve

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Caps lock:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...highlight=caps

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Well, PATH is there to be used; I normally add /sbin/ and /usr/sbin/, as there are some programs there that are useful without root, and /usr/local/bin (where local programs are installed, including some GNU replacements for some of the busybox stuff, and /home/usr/bin/ (for scripts and other junk I don't need or want to install system-wide); why wouldn't you use it?

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Heh - newbie-ish FUD? :eek:

I'm going to start with /usr/bin/nmap.<the version>/bin

Thanks!

Regarding the caps lock tip. This is great, but it begs the question - how does one find that stuff, and stuff like redpill/bluepill, without asking or searching forums? I suppose it it could be gleaned by looking at the source code - ow - but is there a Fine Manual somewhere, perhaps produced by the OS2008 coders, I should be reading? I love reading manuals - I'm strange like that - just having trouble finding one.

Steve

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Ok...

I'm really trying . I just spent literally 3 hours reading howtos and guides on PATH and .bash_profile, /etc/profile and other stuff. I've tentatively concluded that OS2008 does not use bash, it uses something called ash?!?

I'm now more confused than ever. I can temporarily extend root's PATH to include the path to nmap. But, I don't know where ~/.bash_profile is, or even if that will work on my n810. I've looked in the wiki and searched the forum.

The frustrating thing iss that the n810 is just different enough from the linux in the LDP guides that things don't always work.

So, humbly asked from lowest to highest, how does one permanently modify root's PATH?

Steve

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

You can edit /root/.profile

(I think .bashrc works in ash too)

Re: Install Telnet N800 OS2008?
 

Worked!

Thanks

Steve