is it possible to have telnet and ssh running on the same machine?

[forrest]

different ports maybe?

cause i'd like to leave telnet for those that choose not to use ssh, but i'd like to use encryption for those users i have that are smart enough to use it. and especialy for when i need to go root from a remote location.

[goozey]

yes they can both run in harmony, just install them, they will figure out the ports.

[Strike]

ssh commonly uses port 22
telnet uses port 23

[forrest]

and ssh doesn't want to use 23 after connection? thats somthing i overheard at a lug meeting. don't know if there's any truth in that?

[bytemare]

you can make it any port you want, but the default is 22

[Waffle_King]

what you heard was false, ssh has nothing to do with port 23

[Lorithar]

*grins*

Installed sshd ... and am planning on setting port 23 (telnet) to drop the packet at the firewall.
This is actually the recommended form for a tight box. Dunno why, but that's what the conversion team at work are also planning on doing when we drop telnet on all platforms.

Someone could have misinterpreted that advise and passed on the misinterpretation.