Message PC'S On Network?

marbar2k

basically in my house we have 2 laptops the are networked via a wireless router to share files and a printer, we also both access the internet via the router.

I there any way or a program we can use to send messages between each other?

I dont know if it makes any odds but the windows popup message thing is disabled on both machines because we kept getting annoying popups from the net

scheming_gypsy

from the dos prompt you can use 'net send'

marbar2k

scheming_gypsy wrote:

from the dos prompt you can use 'net send'

how do i do it?

this is not what i have disabled is it?

scheming_gypsy

if you click on the start button > run and type in 'command'. Then type 'net send' it'll give you a breakdown of the other info..

so you'd have something like..
c:\> net send bob (bob being the name of the computer you want to message) hello.

unfortunately i can't test it for you as there's nobody on my network except me

marbar2k

how do i address it to the other laptop?

scheming_gypsy

infact you'll need the messenger service on which is what you've disabled. Rather than leave it diasbled you'd be better off downloading a firewall and pop up blocker..

i use zonealarm and the google toolbar.. both free..

marbar2k

all sorted thanks