Hello,

I've read several manuals already. For testing I've downloaded the latest dictd, bio dictionary, unpacked, compiled, installed, run.

Now, I can use test a word using dictd itself, it works, I can run Kdict, gnome-dictionary, dict and check the strategies, info about the database, I can get all words that start with the given prefix, I can also false-check a word (case when the word is not in the database).

All work beautifully. Where is the problem? I just cannot simply look for word! Gnome-dictionary, kdict, dict wait forever for something, and after a long time I get message about the timeout. Firewall switched on/off -- no difference.

So I cannot do the most important thing :-) Please help -- how to set it up locally?

thanks in advance
bye

PS. Remote lookup works as expected -- I tested it on dict.org server.

Have your client programs been instructed to look at 'localhost' for their source? Is dictd 'listening' on it's default port?

In Kdict, choose Configure Kdict
In Server :
Hostname : localhost
Port : 2628

You must have dictionnaries intalled on your hard disk.

bye

Berbae, Rickh, thanks for your help. I have everything installed on the disc, I have "proper" (according to manual) setup of all clients. Otherwise I could not be able to scan words for prefixes, false-check, or get database info.

The question is -- why the fetching (?) data locally takes so long. Btw. after listing running processes I can see that dictd is asked about the keyword I typed, so there is some kind of correct connection, but I have no idea, why can't I get the data back.

As I said, I can run dictd (yes, the dict deamon) as a test program, to check if the database is correct -- and it finds words correctly.

bye