Have you looked in /var/log/samba or /var/log/ for the smbclient logfile? The windows service is messenger. To see if it is running, go into administrator, then services, and look for messenger. It will say started if it is running. If it isn't then start it. HTH. 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 11:04 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: RE: CALLER ID: > > when i try smbclient -M hostname for example echo "test > message" | smbclient -M host1 which points to 192.168.1.3 > /etc/hosts has this pointer. > i get a connection to host1 failed > i tried to use the -l switch providing a log file but it > never created one. > according to documentation from the web there should be a > log.smbclient file somewhere on the system and i do not have > one anywhere any other suggestions? > oh, in adition to that, the windows messenging service is in > the system tray and it says not signed in, is that the same > service we are talking about here? > > > >You may want to setup a script to send a message to only > windows boxes. > >e.g. windowmsg > >This way, you can set up groups or clusters to isolate where you are > >transmitting to. > > > >windows side, replace rwall with smbclient -M. > > > > > > > >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 Shaun Oliver > > > Sent: 2004 August 26 4:32 AM > > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > > Subject: Re: CALLER ID: > > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
