Net send command?

Jus a quick question guys. Yer kno the net send command on ms dos, is it possible say to send a message to my m8 who lives down the rd using his ip address. If so how do i get his ip addy or sommat. Is there a way cos he lives jus down the rd. Thanks a lot. Btw Gr8 site!

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Unregistered [/i]
[B]Jus a quick question guys. Yer kno the net send command on ms dos, is it possible say to send a message to my m8 who lives down the rd using his ip address. If so how do i get his ip addy or sommat. Is there a way cos he lives jus down the rd. Thanks a lot. Btw Gr8 site! [/B][/QUOTE]

You can send anyboby (down the rd, up the hill or wherever) a message using the following syntax:
net send /Domain:name message
*. the receiver needs to open port 445 on his firewall.
2. the "messenger service" F:\WINDOWS\System*2\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
needs to be running at the receiver side.

why don't you simply use the WinXP native winchat.exe, much simplier.
you can find it in windows\system*2

You can use this advanced software (it uses advance Net send APIs) and allows to send messages to one or more persons : [url]http://www.themobiweb.com/en/MessagesSender.html[/url]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Unregistered [/i]
[B]You can use this advanced software (it uses advance Net send APIs) and allows to send messages to one or more persons : [url]http://www.themobiweb.com/en/MessagesSender.html[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
There is nothing advanced in it, it is a simple GUI (GraphicalUserInterface) for the net send command.
In all cases same rules applies:
*. the receiver needs to open port 445 on his firewall.
2. the "messenger service" WINDOWS\System*2\svchost.exe -k netsvcs need to be running on the receiver machine. Otherwise IT WILL NEVER WORK.