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Using Windows 2000 to fing information

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by balgaze

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We are using Winddows 2000 server with most clients running Windows 98. I need to find the location of two machines and I know the ip addresses (dns)and machine names (netbios). I can see these items in the wins database. Is there a way I can broadcast messages to just these workstations in order to find them if I do not know their precise location? Or is there an easier way to find out where these machines exist within the network?

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by ann777

Do a:

net send machinename Where is this computer located... call xxx at xxx

by balgaze

this is assuming the other clients are Windows 2000 or NT. Net send does not communicate with 9x clients.

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