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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.se.dataphone.net!nntp.uio.no!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.communique.net!communique!mr.net!news.netins.net!geoffrey From: geoffrey@netins.net (geoffrey alexander) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: talk woes Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:50:44 -0500 Organization: The alt.movies.kubrick Newsgroup Lines: 30 Message-ID: <geoffrey-ya023380001104971250440001@news.netins.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: unin-01-18.dialup.netins.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.3.3 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38922 Having trouble with the 'talk' command with FreeBSD 2.2.1: 1) I can initiate a talk from another host to usernames on the FreeBSD box; 2) I >can't< initiate a talk >from< my box to another; I get the single message [Target machine does not recognize us] 3) I >can't< initiate a talk from one username on my machine to another -- that is, locally; When attempting to use the 'talk' command on FreeBSD 2.2.1 with another user logged into the same machine -- sample output: > talk (username) (the terminal opens the proper 'windows') [No connection yet] [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] (in other words instead of initiating a connection, it attempts to repond to one; eventually the top frame fills with this mesaage and stops; at this point I simply ^C to quit...) [Connection closing. Exiting] I'm hesitant to think it's an IP# or DN config problem since all other Internet services work perfectly (including 'write', which uses the same daemon, correct?). What am I overlooking? Geoffrey Alexander