CALLER ID:

[Dawes, Stephen]

Make sure that messenger service is started on the windows box. 
Host name is the name of the windows box.

Otherwise, your command should work.



Steve Dawes
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Email: SDawes at calgary.ca
 
 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Jack Mendez
> Sent: 2004 August 26 7:29 AM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: CALLER ID:
> 
> I would definitely have a use for this
> but my problem is that when I try to do /bin/echo "hi this is 
> a test" | smbclient -M hostname or -I192.168.xxx.xxx it says 
> connection attempt failed, if I give it the u switch and use 
> a password it still fails this is all windows xp stuff logs 
> don't have much to say or at least not much that I can find 
> and as far as I know the messaging service is enabled on the 
> xp systems if there is another way to check this i'd be glad 
> to know thanks
> 
> At 06:32 AM 8/26/2004, you wrote:
> >ok Steve I had another use for this same tool.
> >here's the scenario.
> >You're an administrator on a network and you need to quickly send 
> >messages to your various workstations windows or Linux all at once.
> >e.g. The system will be undergoing maintenance for a period of x-y-z.
> >please save all your work and log off now.
> >that's the idea I had in mind.
> >either way I'm sure that could be worked into your project.
> >
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