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So, I can't use telnet to connect to any server but it works fine from a different computer. It just says it can't connect. I tried the following things:

  • Disable firewall and AV protection. (Basically, there was no security feature left online)
  • Telnet is set to "Trusted" in my AV protection. (Kaspersky Internet Security 2011)
  • Using Putty to telnet, but apparently Putty's connection is also inhibited. (Says it can't connect to host)
  • Disabling the telnet client in Control Panel and then re-enabling it. (Windows 7 Ultimate)
  • hosts file is clean.
  • Checked for nasties using MBAM and KIS 2011 as well as going though my HijackThis logs, nothing found.

I can connect to the same machines/servers through the web browser, ping, tracert, etc. Only telnet seems to be blocked.

Any other thoughts?

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can you reach it via other means from this machine (ping/ftp/tracert)? – Rhys Gibson Jan 10 '11 at 0:40
@Rhys Yes I can – BloodPhilia Jan 10 '11 at 0:41
Is your specific client blocked by the telnet server or is telnet running on a different port? – Rhys Gibson Jan 10 '11 at 0:55
@Rhys It works fine from machines operating within the same subnet and sharing the same external IP. Furthermore, it works neither with port 25 nor with custom ports. – BloodPhilia Jan 10 '11 at 0:59
Weird. So what's different about that machine/user account? Any default telnet settings that are different (does display return any differences)? If you start a telnet server can it telnet to itself? – Rhys Gibson Jan 10 '11 at 1:29
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Run Wireshark and see if the telnet command produces any traffic at all.

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Sorry, I know you won't like this, but, I think it is your security software somehow, somewhere.

This really is not normal behaviour, and the fact that you said other machines on the same network can access means we have isolated it to your machine.

Something must be blocking it. Depending on how low level your firewall is, possibly try to enter safe mode with networking and see if you can connect to a target.

However, whether or not this works, I still think it is related to security software.

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Nah, still the same when I uninstalled all my AV protection! :P I've basically given up on this one and waiting for my next reinstall of Windows... – BloodPhilia Jul 3 '11 at 12:00
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