Free network messenger

A[L]C · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:04

Does anyone know of a decent free internal network messenger?

InsomniaCalls · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:06

start > run: net send pcname "hello"?

Edit: Or MSN etc?

Wyrdo · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:17

Was going to say net send

There's also Winchat heh

A[L]C · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:24

cant use netsend or msn messenger

edit: or winchat

TrUz · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:55

Quickest method I can think of is.

Build small application that writes to a text file or database in a shared location. Have the application look for changes and then load the changes into said textbox. Kinda dirty but it should do the trick.

Might have trouble using a database in a networked location though so will probably have to be text file based.

TrUz

Wyrdo · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:59

A[L]C said:
cant use netsend or msn messenger

edit: or winchat

Why? More info would be good.

TrUz · 22 Feb 2007 at 13:01

Network admins probably blocked then. Net send is disabled in SP2 by default so that is a no go.

TrUz

A[L]C · 22 Feb 2007 at 13:03

Yeah msn is blocked for all users. We work on the IT servicedesk and need a quick way of communication problems when we're on the phone. Something like

http://messenger.softros.com/

works, but the company are cheapskates!

bitslice · 22 Feb 2007 at 13:26

for internal use I think the freeware one I looked at was

IM2001
www.download.com/IM2001/3000-2150_4-10154043.html

checkout sourceforge.net for some others

.

A[L]C · 22 Feb 2007 at 13:33

Found one called borgchat which seems to work ok.

Mark M · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:31

If its for support then why not use remote assistance? That has a chat facility built in and you can also take control of the pc if needed?

A[L]C · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:40

its litterally going to be used between us on the servicedesk. We already have a remote support application

Mark M · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:43

Ah, got ya!

Scottland · 22 Feb 2007 at 17:11

I think Netmeet supports chat, if you have an exchange server you could also try and get them to install Windows Exchange Messenger (essentially MSN but internal over the exchange server only).

Andybtsn · 24 Feb 2007 at 14:15

Has anyone got net send to work on Vista?

TrUz · 24 Feb 2007 at 14:46

Don't think NET SEND is available in Vista.

TrUz

Rincewind · 24 Feb 2007 at 14:54

how about dxdiag? we use it at college sometimes...

t31os · 24 Feb 2007 at 15:04

Borgchat, free and lots of features.
http://borgchat.softnews.ro/
Not sure if it supports Vista, but its a great little ap.

M0KUJ1N · 24 Feb 2007 at 15:28

We set up a jabber server for the same purpose. There's also a range of clients across all platforms for it (We use Spark on our Windows machines, the Mac people use iChat).

K.C. Leblanc · 24 Feb 2007 at 15:54

Were I used to work we used wildfire, worked quite well.