Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:25:59 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Talk problems btw. FreeBSD & Sun Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960618180201.6623A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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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
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