On 19/02/04, at 19:01 +0200, Rotariu Bogdan <bogdan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > paste me netstat -aup Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name udp 0 0 *:32768 *:* 3576/rpc.statd udp 0 0 *:ntalk *:* 13905/xinetd udp 0 0 myhost:netbios-ns *:* 3859/nmbd udp 0 0 *:netbios-ns *:* 3859/nmbd udp 0 0 myhost:netbios-dgm *:* 3859/nmbd udp 0 0 *:netbios-dgm *:* 3859/nmbd udp 0 0 *:784 *:* 3576/rpc.statd udp 0 0 *:bootpc *:* 3478/dhclient udp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* 3556/portmap udp 0 0 myhost:ntp *:* 3730/ntpd udp 0 0 localhost:ntp *:* 3730/ntpd udp 0 0 *:ntp *:* 3730/ntpd > and do > iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport talk -j ACCEPT > iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport ntalk -j ACCEPT Done! > then try talk Still "talk" doesn't work and gives me the same error message This "talk" program is giving me a headache! Cheers, Didier. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Didier Casse" <didierbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Rotariu Bogdan" <bogdan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:20 PM > Subject: Re: Re: program talk doesn't work on fc1-> Error on read from talk > daemon > > > > On 19/02/04, at 18:00 +0200, Rotariu Bogdan <bogdan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > do > > > mesg y > > > then > > > talk root or what is your logged user and paste > > > to a mail what says > > > > > > it says: > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > > [No connection yet] > > > > > > "Error on read from talk daemon: Connection refused... press any key" > > > > and then > > > > [Checking for invitation on caller's machine] > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > > > but no user actually receives the talk request as it should be! > > > > > > PS: everybody has "mesg y"! And "write user" works fine w/o any problems! > > > > > > With kind regards, > > > > Didier. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Didier Casse" <didierbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "Rotariu Bogdan" <bogdan@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Cc: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:47 PM > > > Subject: Re: Re: program talk doesn't work on fc1-> Error on read from > talk > > > daemon > > > > > > > > > > On 19/02/04, at 23:33 +0800, Didier Casse > <didierbeATspsdotnusdotedudotsg> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 19/02/04, at 16:42 +0200, Rotariu Bogdan <bogdan@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > you need to chkconfig talk on and chkconfig ntalk on > > > > > > service xinetd restart > > > > > > that should do it > > > > > > and check if there are no rules that block ports 517-518 UDP > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is precisely what I thought of doing a > > > > > > > > > > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 talk on > > > > > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 ntalk on > > > > > > > > > > /sbin/service xinetd restart > > > > > > > > > > and still the same old error message from talk: > > > > > > > > > > i.e > > > > > > > > > > "Error on read from talk daemon: Connection refused... press any > key" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh yeah an nmap -sU myhost reveals: > > > > > > > > (The 1470 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) > > > > PORT STATE SERVICE > > > > 68/udp open dhcpclient > > > > 111/udp open rpcbind > > > > 123/udp open ntp > > > > 137/udp open netbios-ns > > > > 138/udp open netbios-dgm > > > > 518/udp open ntalk > > > > 784/udp open unknown > > > > 32768/udp open omad > > > > > > > > Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 6.897 > seconds > > > > > > > > > > > > As suspected nothing blocks port 518/udp :-/ > > > > > > > > Any other idea of how to get that %@^&^ talk program to run properly? > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > With kind regards, > > > > > > > > Didier. > > > > > > > > --- > > > > PhD student. > > > > > > > > Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) > > > > 5 Research Link, > > > > Singapore 117603 > > > > > > > > Email: slsbdfc at nus dot edu dot sg / > > > > didierbe at sps dot nus dot edu dot sg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > With kind regards, Didier. --- PhD student. 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