On 2003-01-15 08:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (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
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