How do you create a pop-up message box that you send to someone over a network using their IP address?? Ive seen it done (to me) and want to know how really!! I think its via CMD in XP isnt it?
you mean Netsend?
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_send.mspx?mfr=true
edit : can also be done if you have AD access from the AD console.
Thats the one!! Cheers mate!! :)
its favourite of mine, just before I walked out of the door on a previous job i sent "So Long, and thanks for all the fish" to the department. Im told the manager wasnt very happy at all, but nothing he could do :D
It isnt actually working.....but an error comes up, and its to do with SP2, and the Messenger Service not being turn on.
Ive tried it on myself, and it does work like....just not on the other computers :lol:
Its a royal PITA so the service was switched off and firewalled by default in XP SP2.
Quote from: NimrodIts a royal PITA so the service was switched off and firewalled by default in XP SP2.
a lot of companies have it turned on, college im working at until xmas has it switched on for some reason. its wide open to abuse.
It can also allow stuff like viruses to spread around a network in the blink of an eye as well as outsiders pushing adverts onto your compy IIRC.
Better off with it shut down as its wide open to abuse.
Quote from: SeriousIt can also allow stuff like viruses to spread around a network in the blink of an eye as well as outsiders pushing adverts onto your compy IIRC.
Better off with it shut down as its wide open to abuse.
Er... no it cant.
Serious, at least bother to read up on what the messenger service facilitates would you before scaremongering people.
The messenger service is turned off in XP2 mainly because of the MASS spamming that occurred due to it. In most cases it is a defunct service because you have no use for it if its a home network, or standalone pc.
The only reason to have it activated is so that notifications can be sent to a domain, or set of computers to inform the users that an action is taking place that may require their forewarning.
For instance, remote reboots/shutdowns, installation of windows updates using SUS, installation of software, and general maintenance of a network.
It does not transmit viruses at all.
Providing your behind NAT, or behind a decent firewall (software or hardware) you can leave messenger service turned on quite safely, but there is next to no point to do so if your not actively using it to administrate a network.
There should be enough out there to terrorise them elsewhere, most users dont have proper protection for their computers. Ones on here are savvy enough to sort out their computers anyway and as its switched off by default.
I doubt if anyone is going to be too bothered cause they already have the thing switched off by default and its going to stay that way...
Quote from: SeriousThere should be enough out there to terrorise them elsewhere, most users dont have proper protection for their computers. Ones on here are savvy enough to sort out their computers anyway and as its switched off by default.
I doubt if anyone is going to be too bothered cause they already have the thing switched off by default and its going to stay that way...
Messenger service is switched off by default, unless you join your PC to a network. in which case it gets switched back on automatically. Windows firewall automatically sets up rules to always allow access, but other firewalls block it by default.
it also tells the numpties.... er... users :mrgreen: that their print job is finished here,
print server has notifications on.
i dont use it often nowdays but its great fun to have one up on the people here as most of them (including the boss!) have no idea how to do it. :lol:
in a home enviroment prior to SP2 on xp / win2000 (though not really a home OS), then yes id agree with you serious as it was open to abuse by spammers sending you messages.
on a company network and behind a firewall (only need to block port 137 from memory) then its great for what its there for :)