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Aragorn · 12-09-2007, 10:37

By default the messenger service is disabled in XP SP2. Most good firewalls will also disable it.
If you are just testing network connectivity, start with 'ping 192.168.x.x'.

12-09-2007, 10:37	#3
Aragorn Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minas Tirith, Gondor Age: 60 Posts: 3,458	Re: NetSend By default the messenger service is disabled in XP SP2. Most good firewalls will also disable it. If you are just testing network connectivity, start with 'ping 192.168.x.x'.