Attempting to connect to localhost port 9 (DISCARD) gives "connection refused"
Issue
- When attempting to connect to localhost on port 9 the connection is refused:
[root@host ~]# telnet localhost 9
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: connect to address
127.0.0.1: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote
host: Connection refused
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8
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