m20bi wrote:
> Removed –d from inetd.conf file. Restarted inet daemon with kill –SIGHUP
> <inetd process id>. Logged on as guest on tty2 and tty3. Issued 'talk guest
> tty2' from tty3. Talk stalled with 'checking for invitation on caller's
> machine.' Got out of talk with Ctrl-C and then tried 'talk guest tty3' from
> tty2. Same error. Nothing shows up in the /var/log/messages file.
> Decided to shutdown and start from scratch. Same results.
You're right, that -should- work.
> Any suggestions?
I have vague memories of having a LOT of trouble with talk if the
hostname doesn't backwards-resolve properly. Or something weird
like that. It was to do with hostnames. Haven't used talk for
ages and my memory deceives me. Sorry.
Try 'talk guest@localhost' or somesuch?
bekj
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