telnet interface wrong password

[lferreira]

Hello,

Using the new version of VLC, the only way that i can access telnet interface is using

vlc -I oldtelnet

if i use the new one

vlc -I telnet

it works on my win7 machine, but not on XP or win2003 Server RC2.
VLC start properly, but if i start a telnet session, it says wrong password every time.
I even try with --telnet-password password to force a new password, but is the same.

can someone tell me what am i doing wrong?

regards

[secathom]

I had this problem as well, really strange, because sometimes its working and i can pass commands. Dont know what this is all about...
oldtelnet is always workin...
telnet sometimes

[lferreira]

But it seems that the new telnet interface seems much more stable and better.

that's why i want to use it.

the thing is:

works on:

• Windows 7

does not work on:

• Windows XP SP2
  Windows XP SP3
  Windows Server 2003 RC2 ( my target platform )

[lferreira]

Hello again,


Found the issue.

the difference that i was unaware was the VLC version on the Win7 machine was different.
After doing some tests i've concluded the following:

Telnet status on the following VLC Versions

• 1.1.0 > Working
  1.1.1 > Not Wroking
  1.1.2 > Not Wroking
  1.1.3 > Not Wroking
  1.1.4 > Not Wroking
  1.1.4.1 > Not Wroking
  1.1.5 > Not Working

Meaning... Don't update

Regards,
Luis

[VLC_help]

Do you use putty as your telnet client?

[secathom]

windows build-in telnet client. I have to use putty instead?? from my java app it works like a charme, only when i set up manually it fails...

[lferreira]

Hello again,

Just try with

putty 0.6 VS VLC version 1.1.5

and the outcome is putty shutdown once i press the connect button.

so i think that i can assume that's not the telnet client fault.

[VLC_help]

You are right. With Windows 2003 server I get these same results. With Windows own telnet client the result is wrong password. With putty, it is connection closed.
EDIT:
I got it to work once in Windows 2003 server.

[alex7556]

i'm trying access control via telnet - unsuccessful, then via putty. First attempt also was unsuccessful.

Then I try to change putty encoding to UTF8 - IT''S WORKING!

For Windows "cmd" is avaible to set UTF8, but microsoft telnet doesn't take encoding settings from parent cmd-environment.

conclusion: version of vlc - not important. Seems like wrong encoding for passed password.