Thursday 11 April 2013

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Chat on Lan using IP Messenger



IP Messenger is one of the awesome tool which allows you to chat on LAN or network with other people if they are using the same software.
The software slowly detects people who are using the it in the network and adds to them your list with the name set in the software. Its an open source, multi platform messenger based on TCP/UDP.

Features of Ip Messenger :-

  • Multi Platform ( Windows, MacOS X and Unix ).
  • Open source and Free download.
  • Allows File and Folder transfer along the network.
  • Supports Broadcast Messages to a range of IP address.
  • You can lock your message with a password when its sent to other user.
  • You can even set your status.
  • Supports NIC extension in the latest version.
  • Messages can be logged in case you accidentally close the message box.
  • Shows the Ip address, login user, machine name of the other users.
  • Send message from command prompt like this

“Command Line support

ipmsg.exe [port] /MSG [/LOG][/SEAL] <hostname or IPaddr> <message>
ex) C:\> ipmsg.exe /MSG /SEAL localhost Hello”


  • Its an excellent software which we are using in office without any problem. It provides us an easy solution because its fast and we don’t get any complaints from our mail servers too. So if you are looking for chat software which works on LAN, this could be your answer. It’s free and if I missed its available in languages like Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese also.


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