Re: in.talkd problem

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From: Clive Messer
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 12:24

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Mr Pink (vince@dallas.demon.co.uk) wrote:
:>I wonder if someone could help me out, i have just recently had
:>reason to try out the talk facility under linux, but unfortunately it
:>doesnt work, it comes up with the error:-

:>[Couldn't bind to control socket : Cannot assign requested address (99)]

I'll take a guess that your using a late kernel and have not updated your
talk client or daemon.
I had a similar problem which was cured with the latest 'NetKit' package.
Before you try that, you might like to disable the 'wrapper' on in.talkd. ie
edit tcpd out of inetd.conf.
YMMV.

Clive
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Clive Messer
Epos Systems
United Kingdom

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