I can not use Net Send DOS command in my network. Whenever I want to send a Net Send message to someone within the network by typing Net Send <space><computer Name/IP><space><The Message>, it generates a failure message saying

(An error occurred while sending a message to 192.168.4.100.

The message alias could not be found on the network.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2273.)

More, when I type Net Send <space><Computer Name/IP> without typing anything as the message, it generates a different failure delivery message saying

(Sending files is no longer supported.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3777.)

We are in a domain environment and no policy or firewall prevents net send from our end.

Please advice

By default, the Messenger service is not enabled on Windows XP and Vista machines. It must be enabled on each of your desktops in order for them to receive any "Net Send" messages.

You can remotely manage the services (providing you are a Domain Admin) on other computers using the SC utility.

Example:
SC computer_name START MESSENGER

By the way DOS ceased to exist with Windows 95. However all versions have a command line interface that accepts many of the old DOS commands.

By the way DOS ceased to exist with Windows 95. However all versions have a command line interface that accepts many of the old DOS commands.

Well, I believe I still do not have my answer. Please help me and tell me the steps that I need to perform to solve this issue

Cheers,

well, I beleive I still do not have my answer. Please help me and tell me the steps that I need to perform to solve this issue

cheers,

I thinbk Chuckhole provided the answer. You need to enable it specifically on XP and Vista machines.

One more thing. Enclose your message in quotes. The space character is usually seen as a command line delimiter.

By default, the Messenger service is not enabled on Windows XP and Vista machines. It must be enabled on each of your desktops in order for them to receive any "Net Send" messages.

You can remotely manage the services (providing you are a Domain Admin) on other computers using the SC utility.

Example:
SC computer_name START MESSENGER

Well, can you tell me how to activate these services?

Appreciate your feedback

Well, can you tell me how to activate these services?

Appreciate your feedback

I did so in my response. You can use the SC utility as I had outlined with an example. This can be performed remotely from your computer and can be used to control the services on all computers.

Or, on each computer, Right-Click on My Computer, select Manage, then Services and Applications and then select Services.

Go to the Messenger service. Open it and select the startup type and change it to Automatic if you want it to start every time the computer starts. Then click the Start button to start it.

I did so in my response. You can use the SC utility as I had outlined with an example. This can be performed remotely from your computer and can be used to control the services on all computers.

Or, on each computer, Right-Click on My Computer, select Manage, then Services and Applications and then select Services.

Go to the Messenger service. Open it and select the startup type and change it to Automatic if you want it to start every time the computer starts. Then click the Start button to start it.


Well, seems that it is not working. I did check the messenger services and they are set to "Automatic", but nothing happens. Still getting the error message I had reported before.

Please help!

This server must be running on every computer you want to send messages from and to.

To see all of the command line options for net send, type net send /? And hit enter.