Chat on Lan with IP Messenger
IP Messenger is one of the awesome tool which allows you to chat on LAN or network with other people if they are using the same software.
The software slowly detects people who are using the it in the network and adds to them your list with the name set in the software. Its an open source, multi platform messenger based on TCP/UDP.
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Features of Ip Messenger :-
- Multi Platform ( Windows, MacOS X and Unix ).
- Open source and Free download.
- Allows File and Folder transfer along the network.
- Supports Broadcast Messages to a range of IP address.
- You can lock your message with a password when its sent to other user.
- You can even set your status.
- Supports NIC extension in the latest version.
- Messages can be logged in case you accidentally close the message box.
- Shows the Ip address, login user, machine name of the other users.
- Send message from command prompt like this
Command Line support
ipmsg.exe [port] /MSG [/LOG][/SEAL] <hostname or IPaddr> <message>
ex) C:\> ipmsg.exe /MSG /SEAL localhost Hello.
Its an excellent software which we are using in office without any problem. It provides us an easy solution because its fast and we don’t get any complains from our mail servers too. So if you are looking for a chat software which works on LAN, this could be your answer. Its free and if I missed its available in languages like Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese also.
Here are some Images to give you a preview of how it looks like :
Resources for Ip Messenger :
- Download Link for all platforms and languages. Size 102 KB approx.
Are you using any lan messenger like this ? Whats good about it and what you think this Lan Messenger doesn’t have ? Share your views with us in comments!!!
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in my macbook pro,running osx10.5.4,the messenger isn’t detecting any contacts(except for my own name). what could be the problem?
i have successfully sent messages to myself over it.
thank you.
my ipm version is 0.9.0
thank you
My service provider has blocked the port which IP messenger uses.
Can anyone tell me how do i change the port which IP messenger uses or another IP messenger which uses a differrent port
I have got two series of Ip one in 192… & another in 10….. since I have two network addresses I have entered all the ip’s of 192… into 10…. and in 10…. series i have entered 192… series ip now the problem is >> on some machines of windows Xp in the network 192…. I am not able to see the ip’s of 10…. Please give suggestion how to overcome this problem.
verr cgood its rocking
is there any chat monitor for ip messanger?? pls let me know..
thanks
Madi
in lan messenger how to disable the reply option (for client sys)
can u tell me the Chat messenger monitor option
i am using xp professional,the messenger isn’t detecting any contacts(except for my own name). what could be the problem?
plz solve it man..
Sourav , The problem is with the IP. Did you try flushing ?
Can u please suggest me how to add an ip of a systems which is in intranet but not at same locations.
Hi.. is it possible to use htlm font tags like bold underlined italized etc?
i want to know how exactly the ip messenger works……
plz give the required information
Is there any Drawbacks or loopholes in Ip messanger
Thanks in advance
I’m using Vista Business and the IP messenger isn’t detecting any contacts except for my own and in case it does then the file transfer doesn’t work, can someone please help me with this?
Thanks in advance!
@DD have you trieed including IP Ranges ? I would also ask you to check if there any problem with IP flushing. Read the comments and you should get more hints.
i want to block file trasfer in ip-messenger.
can i?
We have installed this s/w on all machines in LAN but it is not detecting all machines. only some machines it is showing. we have activated this on each machines.then what may be the problem?? please reply me immediately.
My system shows 2 IP Addresses
1) Main Windows XP system connected to LAN : IP starting with 10….
2) Virtual Box Host-only Network : IP starting with 192……
I am running windows XP system and i have a Sun VirtualBox installed on my system.
My IPMsg on Windows is detecting VirtualBox IP instead of Windows XP IP-Address. Thus I am not able to see other system on my LAN.
Can you please help me as how can i edit settings of IPMsg to detect Windows XP IP-adress ??
Thanks.
Further to my above question, here i am adding a little more information :
I seem to have nailed down the problem, but don’t know exactly how to resolve it for ipmsg.
Since i have virtual box installed on my windows xp, so my system has now 2 networks. 1) Normal LAN network and 2)Network of VirtualBox.
Both the networks have different IP Addresses
Now ipmsg is detecting IPAddress of my VirtualBox Network and hence it is not able to detect other systems on my LAN network.
Now can somebody help me to configure ipmsg such that it detect my LAN network rather than my VirtualBox Network ??
Currently one work around is – i have to disable my VirtualBox network in order to make ipmsg work on my LAN Network
I would be thankful if someone help me configure ipmsg to detect particular network only while there are more than 1 network connections on a system.
Thanks
how do i get IP MESSAGER SETTINGS, AS I NEED TO SEND MESSAGE TO MY FRIENDS.
DINESH
how can i use ipmsg.exe in a batch file to send the contents of a file as a message.
how can i send contents of a file in batch mode
The messenger isn’t detecting all contacts!!
whats IP flushing??? how do i do it??
and how do i add someone?? i know the ip address but cannot see him
Hey u cannot add ip on the software however, if you wish to view peoples on the lan you need to make sure that the first two places of the ip is the same i.e suppose ma ip is 109.25.245.10 the first two places that is 109.25. shoud be same that your friend is using…
it is good
hi all,
is there any shortcut key to open the messanger without using mouse.
sir….im using ipmsg2.06 currently its not transversing files to another machines when im trying to send files its shows “prepare for transfer” only but not send the files ….can you please give me some valuable information to rectify this problem……
CAN’T WE ADD SOME sMILEYS ??
PLEASE DO REP ON MY EMAIL
LANKA.SRIHARSHA@GMAIL.COM
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