Re: x-chat / identd

[Alan Wilson <wilsona@clinton.k12.il.us>]

I don't know.  Seems to be running, but the efnet server that Jim uses
gives the message below. 

identd seems to be running (started manually).  I looked at what
appeared to be configuration file, but it wasn't obvious to change
anything, so I didn't.

Alan

Lee Helpingstine wrote:
> 
> Whats your problem with identd?
> 
>         Lee
> 
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Steven Pritchard wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 08:21:52AM -0600, Alan Wilson wrote:
> > > I thought I would try x-chat, but the servers keep giving me the error:
> > >     looking up hostname
> > >     checking ident
> > >     found your hostname
> > >     no ident response
> > > and then they disconnect.
> >
> > Try an undernet or openprojects server.  They shouldn't do that.
> >
> > > I started identd and checked with ps (it seems to use 4 or 5 pids ???).
> >
> > You don't want to run identd.  Trust me.
> >
> > Most likely you told the installer to turn on the firewalling stuff,
> > so you aren't allowing connections to the ident port.  This is a Good
> > Thing.
> >
> > Oh, if you are getting a long delay before the "no ident response",
> > just do "ipchains -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 113 -j REJECT".
> >
> > Steve
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