Derek Martin did expound, once apon a Today:
> 1) Talk is a UDP service.
>
> 1) your machine has 3 IP addresses. On the local machine, a packet could
> concievably originate from any of them, and still have originated on
> the local machine. I don't understand how the kernel decides what IP a
> packet originates from, but my experience tells me it ISN'T what you
> would think it would logically be. But then again, I may be on crack.
>
> 2) You need to allow talk both FROM the local machine, and TO the local
> machine.
>
> 3) The source port for a talk connection will be a randomly assigned,
> non-priveledged port.
2) I can't count.... :)
Sucks to get old...
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