Telnet responds with No route to host, even if port is open via firewall

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cannot communicate with a host using telnet even if appropriate iptables rule is inserted to accept traffic.

Environment

  • Red hat Enterprise Linux 6

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