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Date:      Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:12:39 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
To:        Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Talk problems btw. FreeBSD & Sun
Message-ID:  <199606181612.KAA02044@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960618180201.6623A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960618180201.6623A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>

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> 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).

That's because Sun uses a *very* old (6-7 years) version of talk that
doesn't work over machines that use different byte orders, sucn as Sun's
and PC's.  The *ONLY* machines that Sun's will 'talk' to are other suns.

You could install a newer talk on the Sun's if it's really important.


Nate



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