Chat Between Two Computers Through Lan. - Is it possible to chat.......

hey i want to chat in school computer lab with my friends through lan..... but i dont now how to do so through lan.......... our school computer is connected through lan and also its always ready.... but how to exchange message is what all i want to know..... i think that this can be done through Ms-dos or something like this only.... if not then how to do so,,,,,please tell me thank you very much..............................

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There are multiple ways you can do this... That again depends on the availability of permissions and other softwares in your school machines. I will list down all the possibilities, and you can choose from the best ones that works.

1. Using netsend dos command.
Windows offers an easy to use command line option to send messages to others systems in the LAN - These are simple Windows Popup Messages / Net Send Messages (These will work in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003)

The biggest advantage is that there is no need to install any new software and no need to start any special programs to use this, The message notification service is always active and works perfectly. If you have not disabled the Messenger service in the services.msc window where it lists all the services that are currently running the system.

To send netsend messages, you need to open a Command Prompt Window ( START->RUN->CMD->USE ), and start using the NET SEND command.

2. Using net meeting in windows.
Net meeting is a software that comes with the Windows OS itself in many cases. If you have that you can use it right away. All you need to do is to register yourself by giving some basic details like your name etc and you are ready to go. There will be a wizard which will take you through the details that you may have to provide and finally you will be ready to use the chat option in the software. But there is a catch here. You should know the name of the system to which you have to converse... So... if you have that you can use this option.

3. Using IP Messengers.
This I think is one of the best ways. Have you heard of IP messenger? If yes, use that. If no, I have provide the link below...
http://www.ipmsg.org/index.html.en

You do not need to install anything, but you need permission to run this. Just copy it to the system and run it. Ask your friend also to do the same. Once you open the exe application, it will list all the users using the application in the LAN. So it will show your friends system name in your system. You can just clink that and start chatting.

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

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Hi!

The simplest way I see you can accomplish this is by using the NET SEND command.

Follow these steps to get it running:
1. Right-click My Computer and select Manager
2. Go to Services and Applications - Services
3. Right-click on Messenger and select Start, if it isn't already running (you might have to go into the Properties and set the Startup Type to something other than Disabled - set it to Automatic)
4. Go to Command Prompt: Start - Run - Type "cmd" and press Enter
5. Type "hostname" and press Enter. This displays your computer name so write this down or remember it.
6. Go to the other computer and repeat steps 1-4
7. Type "net send " followed by the name from step 5 and then your message
Eg. "net send nitinrk hello there"

If you prefer to use a graphical interface, you could use NetMeeting. It's usually installed with Windows, but as there aren't any shortcuts, you'll have to look for it in C:\Program Files\NetMeeting and double-click conf.exe (the one with the icon of a globe with 2 converging orange arrows). After startign NetMeeting on both computers, you can find the name to type to call the other computer using Step 5 from above.

Feel free to buzz me back if you need more help.

Regards,
Nitin

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how to know ip of connected PCs to me ,
Chat Between Two Computers Through Lan.

hi there ,

how can I know IP of a computer connected to me , in my lan or in any other lan

and how can I communicate with that IP through DOS or any graphical interface program ?

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