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 Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE - This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation. > -----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. > > > >-- > >Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, > it is time > >to reform. > > -- Mark Twain > >Shaun Oliver > >http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
