Chat from one system to another in a terminal

Question

I would like send a chat message (like mail chat) between two systems, the systems are inter-connected proxy IP.

Have a look in https://askubuntu.com/questions/61995/chat-over-lan-from-linux-to-linux?newreg=48e69317ed184414ae8c3d89463199ed — Vascon63, Feb 17 '20 at 19:34

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '15 at 06:35

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You can use talk or ytalk

More info:

Talk
ytalk

Alternatively:

You can use netcat,

On box1: nc -l 3333

On box2: nc $IP 3333, where $IP equals the local IP address of the first system.

Once you do this, in the same box (box2) , type something and press enter. Take a look on your other box.

You can also choose a different port and get it opened on the firewall.

answered Jul 15 '15 at 06:35

neuron

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Thank you. I have gone through `netcat` working good. Actually I need like gmail chat, means here box1 is must be open then only box2 can go ahead. Directly con't proceed it. Do that possible? – Sant Jul 15 '15 at 06:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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Edit: Neuron was 15s faster :)

Since you don't state your specific OS or networking setup, it won't be easy to suggest anything. Have a look at this example of a "chat" using netcat.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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answered Jul 15 '15 at 06:35

Lenniey

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Thanks @Lenniey, we are using CentOS and Fedora linux operating systems – Sant Jul 15 '15 at 06:48

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 15 '15 at 09:52

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ychat for simple chat, but personally I'd be inclined to setup a (or just connect to an existing) IRC server

answered Jul 15 '15 at 09:52

DaFoot

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Chat from one system to another in a terminal

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