Network Alert

[Canadian]

Ok, i have a small home network. I want to know how to be able to send a text popup alter to all the computers on the network, without having to install anything. I know that if windows popup was on this computer, all i would have to do is send a message to all computers, and windows xp would popup a window with the message. But how do i do this with windows XP? Thanks

 

[dopefisher]

do your computers share an internet connection?? try using aol instant messenger or some other program like that.

 

[Nodsu]

You can use the "net send" command to send messages in XP.

 

[Canadian]

How?

i know, open cmd then net send but what are the proper commands?

 

[andygibbs]

what exactly do you mean by proper commands? If you want to use net send but want to know more commands for it just type net send? into the cmd window. But im guessin u mean something else

 

[Nodsu]

The syntax is "net send <computer> <message>" a la "net send \\pookie Hello world!"

There are pretty frontends for it too of course like the winpopup thing from Win9x, but net send is what comes with XP.