> > I have a question concerning talk. I would like to talk with a friend > if he and I are online. > We both connect to the net via ppp. > > My friend gets my IP-number, say by e-Mail. > > Now he could talk to me by "talk [EMAIL PROTECTED], right? > If he tries this, I can see a connect message in my xconsole like > >------------------- > Aug 5 14:52:42 fliwatut in.talkd[3207]: connect from foo.foo.org > >---------------- ^^^^^^^ > my hostname here > > But I don't get a > "Talk requested by...."-message on any terminal I am logged in. > > So my question is: > How can I be talked at my local Debian-machine??
You need to set your hostname to the one that resolves into your ip address. For example node32.yourprovider.com This can be done by modifying /etc/hosts each time you connect, or by using hostname command (and running it as root). Running 'hostname node32.yourprovider.com' will set your default hostname to the above. -- Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation.... Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
