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I hav two PCs' connected by LAN. when I ping them they respond but when I try commands like write or talk it says that connection cannot be established. Even ...
  1. 02-02-2006 #1
    nethunter
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    Ping works but write,talk doesnt

    I hav two PCs' connected by LAN. when I ping them they respond but when I try commands like write or talk it says that connection cannot be established. Even ftp is not working. where is it going wrong?? Should I have a server for these commands to work???
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  2. 02-02-2006 #2
    root@localdomain
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    Try to shut down the firewall.
    Use: iptables -F
    It will temporary delete firewall rules.
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