SlackwareThis Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I've been struggling with this for the entire afternoon! I had a friend on my box and I wanted to have a talk session with him to go over some stuff and this problem killed the whole idea.
now i just can't seem to let it go (funny how that is, huh)
so here's the scoop-
I edited /etc/inetd.conf as per the following snipette:
I have talk working here on one of the boxen on the LAN. Just in case I need to talk to someone while IRC and such is down (or rather when my ISP drops the connection over a weekend). It's not ideal and I suppose I could set up a local irc server.
Basicaly uncomment talkd in /etc/inetd.conf, restart /etc/rc.d/rc.inetd. Then just use talk to connect. WFM.
Basicaly uncomment talkd in /etc/inetd.conf, restart /etc/rc.d/rc.inetd. Then just use talk to connect. WFM.
It seems the original poster tried; so did I. However, apparently /usr/bin/kotalkd and /usr/bin/ktalkd do not exist on my system, though I did a full Slackware install.
talkd set up drove me nuts ages ago. So I gave up on it and set up mumble server to use murmur. This gives voice capability as well. Of course this is to help out on other boxes as I no longer let anyone log onto my box or server from the outside.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.