Telnet on wan interface?

[adams]

An absolute n00b here. Can somebody please tell how to edit the rc.local file to enable the telnet daemon on wan interface.

I want it running on wan interface because i want to control the router remotely, is there any better way of doing this other than enabling telnet on wan?

thanks

[gratitude182]

you have to install the custom firmware from kfurge.

then you can install dropbear for ssh. then open the ssh port for wan in the rc.local with iptables.

grat182

[adams]

yeah i am running kfurge's firmware. can rc.local be edited to open telnet on wan port? for example by editing the following line in rc.local

# Start utelnetd on local interface only!
/apps/bin/utelnetd -i br0 &

[LeperKing]

An absolute n00b here.

Are you aware of the security risks of enabling telnet on the WAN?

LK

[adams]

I plan to do it only for a short period of time, but can telnet be password protected on the wl700g? Also is dropbear runnning on wan more secure than telnet with password access?

[gratitude182]

yes, it's more secure because of ssh. install it, and use it like nooben has written. you can also use another port --> google

http://www.wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=7728

grat182

[adams]

Thanks gratitude182 and leperking for ur reponses

@gratitude this post of yours did the trick http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=47070&postcount=17

I can now run telnet from wan

Dropbear is also running both on LAN and WAN but i cant login..get access denied..can u pls post how exactly u got dropbear to work..

[gratitude182]

do you have gave you supreme permissions in /opt/etc/sudoers?

root ALL=(ALL) ALL
yourusername ALL=(ALL) ALL

do you have in /etc/shells the following lines:

/opt/bin/bash
/bin/sh

and modified /etc/passwd?
aslike there:

http://home.comcast.net/~kfurge/passwd

then it should work

grat182

PS: close the telnet from wan for security!!!

[adams]

Ok, i figured it out thanks