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Name: computingMonk Date: October 3, 2005 at 14:31:20 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 Server CPU/Ram: n/a
Comment:
How do I send a broadcast message to all the computers connected to my domain server through Active Directory. I want to send maintenance messages like when the server needs to be taken down and etc. Please note I'm running Windows2000 Server not 2003--I figured solution to my question would be similar in 2k and 2k3. Thanks!
Name: Curt R Date: October 4, 2005 at 04:55:59 Pacific
Reply:
Check out the net send command.
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Response Number 2
Name: computingMonk Date: October 4, 2005 at 11:41:45 Pacific
Reply:
yes I know how to use net send...was just wondering if there was another means to send computer messages through AD from my PDC to my client users.
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Response Number 3
Name: Curt R Date: October 5, 2005 at 04:54:58 Pacific
Reply:
You could have said that the first time...
PDC is windows NT 4.0 "speak". There are no PDC's/BDC's in 2000/2003 Active Directory environments....ony DC's (domain controllers).
There is software that would allow you to do what you're asking but why spend $ when you can open a command prompt window and type "net send ....."??
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Response Number 4
Name: ebreyville Date: October 5, 2005 at 06:28:16 Pacific
Reply:
Hi. Try this. On your DC, right click My Computer > Manage > right click Shared Files > Send Console Message. This works in 2003, but I haven't checked on 2000 Chris
Summary: Hi all, In the past i managed to set a group policy which displayed a message before the login boxed appeared on a computer. I now canot find where i did this i remeber it was in a group policy and i ...
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