ira@iear.arts.rpi.edu (Ira Lee) (04/28/91)
Whenever I try to talk on my machine to another user, I get the message: [Couldn't bind to control socket : Can't assign requested address (69)] I didn't used to have this problem, and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. Anybody have any idea? Thanks in advance. ira -- bye Ira Lee iradx7@pawl.rpi.edu ira@iear.arts.rpi.edu (518) 276-IRAS (718) 279-4814
cstruble@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Craig Struble) (04/29/91)
IL> Whenever I try to talk on my machine to another user, I get the IL> message: [Couldn't bind to control socket : Can't assign requested IL> address (69)] IL> IL> I didn't used to have this problem, and I can't figure out how to IL> get rid of it. Anybody have any idea? IL> IL> Thanks in advance. ira I had the same problem, then I discovered that I had created a bogus Internet address (I was experimenting), and named my machine to have that address. Little did I know that if you do that without having an Ethernet card, the network programs get mixed up because they can't send anything out over that address. The trick is to put your machine's name as the first entry in the local loop entry in /etc/hosts, like: #local loop entry 127.0.0.1 toaster localhost loop # toaster is the name of my machine This should allow you to use talk locally. See ya later, Craig -- Craig Struble Sysop of The Toaster (703)951-4308 Va. Tech CS Student Mac and A/UX support (Fidonet 1:151/118.1) cstruble@vttcf.cc.vt.edu Va. Tech wins 3rd place in the ACM cstruble@gnu.ai.mit.edu International Programming Contest