> Okay, I am totally new to NetBSD and need help.
> 
> I want to telnet and/or ftp into my new 1.5 installation from other machines
> on my home network. I uncommented the lines in /etc/inetd.conf, and I can
> ping to the NetBSD box as well as ping other other machines from the box.
> But I cannot get a connection when I try to telnet or ftp into NetBSD.
> Can someone point me in the appropriate direction / to the correct man
> page(s)?
man kill,inetd 

you should kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.conf` to force inetd to reread
it.