net send command

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I have a user with XP SP2 that can send messages using the
net send command, but cannot receive messages. There are
two computers trying to send messages. One computer is
using 2000 and the other is using XP w/o SP2. The error
that they get is "An error occurred while sending a
message to <computername>-The message alias could not be
found on the network.-More help is available by typing NET
HELPMSG2273. We have started and stopped the messenger
service on all computers involved. We have also checked
the netbios on all of the computers to make sure all
computer names are registered. This problem started after
the SP2 was installed. Any suggestion's?

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>-----Original Message-----
>Bryan wrote:
>> I have a user with XP SP2 that can send messages using
the
>> net send command, but cannot receive messages. There
are
>> two computers trying to send messages. One computer is
>> using 2000 and the other is using XP w/o SP2. The error
>> that they get is "An error occurred while sending a
>> message to <computername>-The message alias could not be
>> found on the network.-More help is available by typing
NET
>> HELPMSG2273. We have started and stopped the messenger
>> service on all computers involved. We have also checked
>> the netbios on all of the computers to make sure all
>> computer names are registered. This problem started
after
>> the SP2 was installed. Any suggestion's?
>
>Firewall?
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>We do have a firewall, but all three computers are on the
same network. Nothing is leaving the network. Would a
firewall still prevent that? And it worked before, its
just after one computer upgraded to SP2 is when it stopped.

Bryan

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You need to determine what port(s) are required to use net send and open
those ports as exceptions in the SP2 firewall. This is by design. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] ;xpsp2swhw
for basic concepts.

"Bryan" <bclingan@iwon.com> wrote in message
news:3a6f01c4a573$fabbcbd0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I have a user with XP SP2 that can send messages using the
> net send command, but cannot receive messages. There are
> two computers trying to send messages. One computer is
> using 2000 and the other is using XP w/o SP2. The error
> that they get is "An error occurred while sending a
> message to <computername>-The message alias could not be
> found on the network.-More help is available by typing NET
> HELPMSG2273. We have started and stopped the messenger
> service on all computers involved. We have also checked
> the netbios on all of the computers to make sure all
> computer names are registered. This problem started after
> the SP2 was installed. Any suggestion's?
>
>
>

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Yes, thanks that worked.

Bryan
>-----Original Message-----
>Bryan wrote:
>> I have a user with XP SP2 that can send messages using
the
>> net send command, but cannot receive messages. There
are
>> two computers trying to send messages. One computer is
>> using 2000 and the other is using XP w/o SP2. The error
>> that they get is "An error occurred while sending a
>> message to <computername>-The message alias could not be
>> found on the network.-More help is available by typing
NET
>> HELPMSG2273. We have started and stopped the messenger
>> service on all computers involved. We have also checked
>> the netbios on all of the computers to make sure all
>> computer names are registered. This problem started
after
>> the SP2 was installed. Any suggestion's?
>
>
> Is WinXP's built-in firewall enabled on the computer
that cannot
>receive the messages?
>
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