chat across network

[JammyJim]

Im looking for a Freeware chat program that will allow me to talk across a network to someone else.


winpopup used to be fairly good at this but it doesnt work with win2k or winxp..


Two computers = WinXP and Win ME



anyone got any suggestions?
only ones ive found are 'shareware 30 day trial' with certain features disabled...

[Atamur]

i don't know about winME or winXP, but win2k comes with winchat. it's conveniently not included in start menu. just try typing winchat at command prompt.

[Caesar2]

i d/l lanpop some time ago. i m not suer if it works good in xp, under 2k it is a little slow, but it works ok.
its only 37 kB and you need to install it

edit: i see u have to fill in your email on that site
if it doesnt work pm me and i will email it to you

[Miserableman]

winpopup can still be used to communicate with Win2K/XP, and 2K/XP can communicate back.

Say if you have an ME machine called upgradepls, and an XP machine called MEsucks. To communicate from upgradepls, open winpopup and send any message you like to MEsucks. This will popup in a message box on MEsucks' desktop (it is the same service that aggreived SI here).

To communicate back, press windows key +r on MEsucks to get the run dialog, then type

net send upgradepls insert message here

Assuming they still have winpopup open, they will get a message back in it as if it was from a winpopup client. net send is fantastic in a 300 computer NT network with obscure computer names :O]]

(but don't do net send * if you don't want to get in big trouble)

[mbushell]

I've got winpopup running over XP

in console:

net send <copmname> <msg>

is quite easy tho..

[sh@dow]

winchat is in win2k and winxp, justr go into run and type it

back at uni we used to use a proggy called 'lanconf' i think, dunno if it works in winxp/2k or not