Hi guys..

Im on a network with lots of windoze peers..im sharing files thru samba.
In windoze, i can send messages to peers using the "net send <peer> <message>"
How do i do the same in linux?..i mean sending messages from linux to windoz..and from linux to another peer running linux?

Thanx
-Mayank

have a look at linpopup

google for linpopup and u will get many results

regards

Fine, but is there anything in-built? like kwrited or something?

for linux to linux u can use xmessage
for windows to linux u need linpopup i think

I found that for linux to windows, this works:
smbclient -M <host>
<wait for it to connect to the host>
<type the message>
<Ctrl-D>

I havent been able to work out how to receive msgs..the linpopup site says its for Mac OS-X..will it work on my Fedora Core 3?

yes u can use that smbclient
that will surely send message from linux to windows

have alook here

http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=168811

regards

i've tried the smbclient -M <host> but i don't see any pop-up in the windows box although the message don't have error:

[lewis@samba /root]$ smbclient -M yan
added interface ip=192.168.0.113 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.107 ( 192.168.0.107 )
Connected. Type your message, ending it with a Control-D
HELO WORLD!!sent 12 bytes

try that smbclient with a username and password for windows machine

thanks for the reply but i get this msg:

[lewis@samba /root]$ smbclient -M sales (for ur nfo, no password)
added interface ip=192.168.0.113 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.106 ( 192.168.0.106 )
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.109 ( 192.168.0.109 )
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.115 ( 192.168.0.115 )
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.104 ( 192.168.0.104 )
Connected. Type your message, ending it with a Control-D
pinggg
SMBsendtxt failed (Call returned zero bytes (EOF)
)