From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 18 08:53:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA05090 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:53:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ref.tfs.com (ref.tfs.com [140.145.254.251]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA05083 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:53:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by ref.tfs.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA16073 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:51:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from narvi@localhost) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA07001; Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:26:00 +0300 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:25:59 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Talk problems btw. FreeBSD & Sun Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk HI! I am having problems with talk between a FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE machine and a Sun4M running SunOS 5.5 (or so the uname reports). The problem is - it is not possible to either talk from FreeBSD to the sun (using talk user@sun.machine) or from the Sun to FreeBSD (using talk user@freebsd.machine). Tcpdump shows packets comming from the Sun machine to the FreeBSD machine and icmp messages "udp port talk unreachable" going pack to the Sun. Net result (=sympotms): In both cases on (FreeBSD -> Sun, Sun -> FreeBSD) talk just keeps displaying messages "checking for invitation on callers machine" without any progress. The /etc/inetd.conf file reads (a bit shortened): # # Internet server configuration database # # @(#)inetd.conf 5.4 (Berkeley) 6/30/90 # ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -ll -S telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/telnetd telnetd shell stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/rshd rshd login stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/rlogind rlogind #exec stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/rexecd rexecd uucpd stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/uucpd uucpd #nntp stream tcp nowait usenet /usr/libexec/nntpd nntpd finger stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/libexec/fingerd fingerd -s tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/libexec/tftpd tftpd comsat dgram udp wait root /usr/libexec/comsat comsat #talk dgram udp wait root /usr/old/talkd talkd ntalk dgram udp wait root /usr/libexec/ntalkd ntalkd #ident stream tcp wait root /usr/local/sbin/identd identd -w -t120 echo stream tcp nowait root internal [rest snipped] Could the cause be the commented-out talk line? But there is no /usr/old directory... With thanx in advance, Sander PS. I am in no way in the control of the Sun, and don't know of any parameters set over there - but the FreeBSD box is just abou the only one with which talk is impossible. With thanx in advance, Sander