In an ideal world I would like to be able to send users a message when the server is about to have a planned shutdown but not have the users messaging each other. But will settle for general message capability. However at present I am just playing, sorry testing, on a test rig.
In test
One domain server running 2003 - isolated (no internet, one switch, one laptop XPSP2 - connected by cable, manual IP addressing)
messenger service is running on both machines.
Laptop does not receive the shutdown message
typing
net send * hi there
on the laptop sends 'hi there' to the server & the laptop
typing
net send * hi there
on the server send 'hi there' to the server only.
Also on the sever, typing "net send 'username' hi there" generates "the message alias could not be found on the network". The username is valid
Basically, what have I forgotten, what have done wrong?
[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]
In test
One domain server running 2003 - isolated (no internet, one switch, one laptop XPSP2 - connected by cable, manual IP addressing)
messenger service is running on both machines.
Laptop does not receive the shutdown message
typing
net send * hi there
on the laptop sends 'hi there' to the server & the laptop
typing
net send * hi there
on the server send 'hi there' to the server only.
Also on the sever, typing "net send 'username' hi there" generates "the message alias could not be found on the network". The username is valid
Basically, what have I forgotten, what have done wrong?
[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]