Netsend or MSG Command Replacement 4

[Newb2IT]

Is there a replacement program that will do what the Net Send or MSG command does? I am trying to find a way to send quick popup messages to all computer in my network with out the need to install software on all computers (I can install it on my windows 2003 server but do not want to have to install on all client computers)The Net Send and MSG commands just do not work

 

[MasterRacker]

Net Send used the Messenger protocol. That protocol was very insecure and was removed from Vista and Windows 7. It was disabled by default in XP by SP2 (I think it was sp2.)

Any replacement will use a different protocol and require pushing out a client to all machines.

You might get what you need with one of the Fomine products:

http://www.fomine.com/netsend.html

http://www.fomine.com/

Jeff
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[58sniper]

If you don't have Vista machines, configure a GPO to set the startup mode for the Messenger server to automatic. Next time the workstations boot, the service will start.

Pat Richard MVP
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[Newb2IT]

I would configure GPO but I did a test between 2 machines, I enabled the messenger service on both and when I try to send a message between them it did not work

 

[58sniper]

You'll have to be FAR more specific than that. I've got thousands of machines and it works fine with doing nothing more than enabling the service.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[Newb2IT]

Sorry, click on the link below, the error message that you see is what I get regardless what user I try to send it to:

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6256/1238614865-clip-5kb.png

 

[58sniper]

Try sending the message to the machine name, not the username.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[Newb2IT]

have done that as well

 

[58sniper]

Can you send a message to yourself on the local machine? Something like

net send Newb2IT "Hello"

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[Newb2IT]

yes I am able to send the message to myself

 

[Newb2IT]

I can send messages to myself, but when I try to send a message to another user or computer it does not work

 

[acl03]

Can you try sending to another machine using its IP address?

Thanks,
Andrew

Hard work often pays off over time, but procrastination pays off right now!

 

[Newb2IT]

by ip i get error "192.168.x.x does not exist or is disconnected

 

[acl03]

Can you ping this IP address? Is there a firewall between the source and destination?

Thanks,
Andrew

Hard work often pays off over time, but procrastination pays off right now!

 

[Newb2IT]

yes I can ping the address, no firewalls between computers, they are in the same subnet. Windows Firewall is enabled on all computers

 

[acl03]

You're probably being blocked by windows firewall. Can you try it again with the firewall off on the destination pc?

Thanks,
Andrew

Hard work often pays off over time, but procrastination pays off right now!

 

[Newb2IT]

i tried that just now, same error message

 

[acl03]

Just to be clear...did you enable the messenger service on both machines (ie. set them to Automatic) and also Start the service?

Thanks,
Andrew

Hard work often pays off over time, but procrastination pays off right now!

 

[Newb2IT]

no i only had the messenger service enabled on the destination computer. It works now when I have the messenger enabled on both computers

 

[Newb2IT]

Thanks so much!