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JackHammer
03-01-2003, 05:48 AM
Is there a way to send messages like AIM through a home network using solely the OS's installed on the computers. Just say my friend is in the other room on his comp and I want to send him a message from my comp, is there a prgram in windows to do that? I'm running XP and the other comp is running win98 SE.
skynet
03-01-2003, 06:15 AM
start > run > net send ip/username message
harpo
03-01-2003, 01:42 PM
here's what i do:

start>control panel>adminstrative tools>computer management

in the left panel, right click on computer management (local), then choose connect to another computer. from there you can either browse for the comp or type in it's address (for example if you wanted to connect to my computer whose name is harpo, you'd type "\\harpo")

once you're connected, right click on computer management in the left panel again, choose all tasks>send console message. you'll get a dialog box, type your message and hit send.

this can be great fun in labs! you can send one to yourself before you connect to another comp if you want to see what it will look like.
ray
03-02-2003, 04:09 PM
Net Send will only work on NT machines, not win98 nor winME
Tommy Boomfiger
03-02-2003, 11:48 PM
windows98 should have a program called winpopup.exe in the windows directory that will do the same thing as netsend but with a gui to make it easier. im not sure about winme
GilbertsGrape
03-03-2003, 07:07 AM
Originally posted by harpo
here's what i do:

start>control panel>adminstrative tools>computer management

in the left panel, right click on computer management (local), then choose connect to another computer. from there you can either browse for the comp or type in it's address (for example if you wanted to connect to my computer whose name is harpo, you'd type "\\harpo")

once you're connected, right click on computer management in the left panel again, choose all tasks>send console message. you'll get a dialog box, type your message and hit send.

this can be great fun in labs! you can send one to yourself before you connect to another comp if you want to see what it will look like.


It says i need a password to connect to another computer.
GilbertsGrape
03-03-2003, 07:15 AM
is there any way to find users ip with out going to the server
of if i know their login name
chadlnc
03-03-2003, 07:52 AM
If you know the computer name you can ping it and it will give you the ip.
GilbertsGrape
03-03-2003, 02:00 PM
ok i cant get this to work. do i have to be on a network with a domain.

i am on a nt4.x network and on a xp pro workstation

i type in
net send /128.10.X and my message and it dont work

what am i doing wrong
GilbertsGrape
03-03-2003, 05:02 PM
i got it now
eSDee
03-11-2003, 09:48 PM
Originally posted by GilbertsGrape
i got it now

Give us the deets then.
Joshua
03-15-2003, 04:54 PM
Actually, I have been able to use net send with win98, 95, ME, basically all Windows O/S's...


Originally posted by lilbigblue
Net Send will only work on NT machines, not win98 nor winME