Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:47:06 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: "P. U. Kruppa" <520023893678-0001@t-online.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: talk can't find connection Message-ID: <20030115074706.GC97205@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <20030115075625.X2448-100000@small.pukruppa.de> References: <20030115075625.X2448-100000@small.pukruppa.de>
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On 2003-01-15 08:04, 520023893678-0001@t-online.de (P. U. Kruppa) wrote: > I try to conect two users via talk. Both typed > # mesg y > But when user_1 types > # talk user_2 > the talk screen appears and continues saying > > [No connection yet] > [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] > [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] > [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] > ... > > Strange is > # write user_2 > or > # write user_1 > works in both directions. > > So what can be done? You need to enable the `ntalk' service in inetd.conf if it isn't already. Quoting from /etc/inetd.conf: # ntalk is required for the 'talk' utility to work correctly #ntalk dgram udp wait tty:tty /usr/libexec/ntalkd ntalkd - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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