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| Author: | chrismcnally [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Install telnet on knoppmyth |
I want to use telnet to control MythTV. However when I type telnet in a shell I get 'command not found' what do I have to do to enable telnet on Knoppmyth? When searching this forum all answers have led to 'use ssh'. I am already using scp and ssh on the box, but to control myth I want to use the telnet remote control feature. Thanks in advance Chris |
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| Author: | slowtolearn [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Install telnet on knoppmyth |
chrismcnally wrote: I want to use telnet to control MythTV. However when I type telnet in a shell I get 'command not found' What is the "telnet remote control feature"? Anything you could do in a telnet session you can do via SSH, with added security.
what do I have to do to enable telnet on Knoppmyth? When searching this forum all answers have led to 'use ssh'. I am already using scp and ssh on the box, but to control myth I want to use the telnet remote control feature. |
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| Author: | khrusher [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:47 am ] |
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putty is your friend |
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| Author: | chrismcnally [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Install telnet on knoppmyth |
Mythtv allows you to control the frontend through a TCPIP socket, so you can open a telnet window to the mythfrontend box, on another computer such as your laptop or pda, and send commands to: skip ahead 5 minutes change channels set a save point exit myth front end etc this is often easier than using a remote control if you are not near the box or near the remote. I use ssh to connect to the Knoppmyth box, but i need to control the mythfrontend through this shell, and Telnet does not seem to be installed. Putty is not my friend since I do not use Windows, which is also not my friend! but SSH is up and running, I just don't think I can use SSH to control Myth in this way. info on the myth docs http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.6 Please let me know how I can install or activate Telnet on Knoppmyth. I promise to write a wiki entry for it when it's done. |
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| Author: | slowtolearn [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Install telnet on knoppmyth |
chrismcnally wrote: Mythtv allows you to control the frontend through a TCPIP socket, so you can open a telnet window to the mythfrontend box, on another computer such as your laptop or pda, and send commands to: Ahh, I see now.skip ahead 5 minutes change channels set a save point exit myth front end etc chrismcnally wrote: Please let me know how I can install or activate Telnet on Knoppmyth. I promise to write a wiki entry for it when it's done. Which version of KnoppMyth are you using?
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| Author: | khrusher [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:34 am ] |
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you must be telnet'ing to a mythtv process and not to telnetd. The frontend process is listening on a particular port. You are not telnetting into a shell, you are using a telnet client to open a session to the myth process. Seems the port is configurable http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.6 |
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| Author: | chrismcnally [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:46 am ] |
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khrusher wrote: you must be telnet'ing to a mythtv process and not to telnetd. The frontend process is listening on a particular port. Of course! you are correct. Thanks for that answer. So the telnet server is not an issue, I knew that I would have to configure it in the myth setup. However I still have the issue that the telnet client does not exist on the knoppmyth box. I am using SSH to log into the Knoppmyth box from a distance. When I am in the shell, I type 'telnet' and I get 'command not found'. Somehow there is no telnet client on Knoppmyth. It does not seem that apt-get install telnet works. I guess I can find a telnet to install from source. I just thought someone might know which package is missing. Thanks for your help, khrusher and everyone. |
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| Author: | khrusher [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:07 am ] |
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instead of ssh'in into the box and then issuing telnet, why not telnet to your frontend box at the configured control port 'from a distance' you dont need to be on the box to telnet to one of its ports. Code: telnet frontend_ip_address port_of_control_socket
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| Author: | tjc [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:31 pm ] |
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I think there's a simple "telnet" client library in both the Python samples and Perl stuff already installed on the system... /usr/lib/python2.4/telnetlib.py /usr/share/perl5/URI/telnet.pm I'd probably write a little Python program to do the actual controlling myself... |
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| Author: | chrismcnally [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:32 pm ] |
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tjc wrote: I think there's a simple "telnet" client library in both the Python samples and Perl stuff already installed on the system...
/usr/lib/python2.4/telnetlib.py /usr/share/perl5/URI/telnet.pm I'd probably write a little Python program to do the actual controlling myself... tjc, that is exactly what I am going to do! As soon as I learn Python. At this time I just want to do a couple of things on my sister's knoppmythbox, and I am in a different city. I think those simple telnet clients will be just fine for my task. Thank-you for pointing them out. khrusher, I could telnet from another box, but I did not want to open the port. However, now that you mention it, I wonder if her DD-WRT has a telnet client or room to install one. I could do that too, Telnet from the router to the mythbox after using ssh to connect to her router. Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions. |
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| Author: | alien [ Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:34 am ] |
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apt-get install inetutils-telnet ? For scripting, you might consider expect (apt-get install expect). It is good for things like automated control of command line interfaces. |
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