Is it possible to send and receive "Net Send" messages in Linux?
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Is it possible to send and receive "Net Send" messages in Linux?
Hi Linux experts,
I was wondering if anyone has ever been able to use the Windows networking "net send" commands in Linux. Either send messages, receive them, or both. Or if this is even possible.
Cool. Thanks guys - here's the results of fur's suggestion
$ smbclient -M HOSTNAME message
added interface ip=192.168.1.157 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Connected. Type your message, ending it with a Control-D
test messagesent 12 bytes
$
So although I typed the message, it seems that smbclient -M will prompt you for it. However, it did successfully send and the client received it.
However, I sent a netsend message from the Windows client to myself, and although it said "sent successfully", nothing happened on my Linux computer. Maybe I need linpopup running or something?
Yeah, indeed you need linpopup (or whatever graphic client) running.
From LinPopUp documentation:
" If you close it, it will continue to receive all messages that are send to you. You can even quit Xwindow, and still receive messages. In fact, the only way to miss a message that was sent to you is to have your computer turned off. "
So, as soon as you launch it, it receives messages sent to your linux box.
You can use //192.168.x.x without the "-M", for connecting to samba/windows machines.
# smbclient \\\\192.168.x.x\\share
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I tried all you asked me to try.
But still cannot.
Actually, I wanna test sending msg from one machine to another.
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You must not provide the content of the message to "smbclient -M" until you receive the message: "Connected. Type your message, ending it with a Control-D"
I mean, "smbclient -M" does not send the message you write after the command (in your example 'ok ok') like windows "net send" would. What it does is to establish a channel for you to write the message and then end the session (and send the message) when you press CTRL+D.
Take a look. I issued some commands in my shell;
- First, your wrong one:
$ smbclient -M 10.32.26.11 'ok ok'
ok ok: Not enough '\' characters in service
Modo de Uso: smbclient ...........
- Now, the right one:
$ smbclient -M 10.32.26.11
Connected. Type your message, ending it with a Control-D
Here begins my test message
I can send several lines
and even press Enter
until I decide to press CTRL+D
sent 111 bytes
$
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Error connecting to 192.168.x.x (Connection refused)
This means your samba service is not running or there is a firewall in between.
You can always test this with a "telnet" against the right port:
Samba port is 445 (old days used to be 136/137/138). So you try a telnet to the target IP via the 445 port. If there is something listening there, it will answer you.
I.e: I try to telnet my own PC's samba share:
$ telnet 10.32.26.11 445
Trying 10.32.26.11...
Connected to 10.32.26.11.
Escape character is '^]'.
That's good. I am connected. Something answered so I can guess Samba is running on his default port. Now I stop the samba process. Look what happens:
$ telnet 10.32.26.11 445
Trying 10.32.26.11...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
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