Re: talk & ntalk
> On Jun 18, Obi wrote
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm sorry if this is a FAQ, but I couldn't find it ... I have problem with
> > the talk command. From my Debian 1.3 laptop, there is no way to talk to
> > somebody else. I tried on a SunOS, on another Linux box (slackware) but with
> > no luck: the talk sits with a Checking for invitation on a caller's machine.
>
> You have a connection with dynamic IP, right? In order to use talk in these
> circumstances, you need to change your hostname to one that corresponds to your
> IP. Something like line43.yourprovider.net. The command for changing hostname
> is hostname, so to make it work, you have to type
> hostname line43.yourprovider.net
> You can do this from your ip-up script to make sure you have talk always working
>
Actually I have always a static IP it's only change if I'm at home or at
school. And the name change when is at school or at home. And I had this
problem at school (I didn't try yet at home) where my hostname is the
"correct" one ...
>
> >
> > If from the SunOS/Slackware box I do a talk to my machine, same problem, but
> > if I do a ntalk I got the message on my Debian machine, but I cannot answer (I
> > guess that ytalk/talk does not understand the ntalk protocol).
>
> Both of them do understand ntalk protocol. However, suns have their ntalk/talk
> ports switched as opposed to linux. Your /etc/services file should containt the
> following lines:
>
> talk 517/udp
> ntalk 518/udp
>
> On suns, talk would be port 518 and ntalk is 517. The solution is to fix this
> problem on one of the ends.
>
I'll check it out. And what about the Slackware box? It's linux anyway ...
graziano
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