[Pc_Support] [OT (for Linux)] Networking/hacked question ....

[David Simmons]

> someone is able to apparently arbitrarily type (usually obscene) text on
> any screen on their network at random

Windows has always (I think) included a way to send messages to other
machines...it's similiar to very basic 'chatting' in the Unix'

here's a link describing different versions and ways that Microsoft
implements this...and a way to turn it off so that you can stop him....

http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/net-send-command/

hope that helps...and no the system is not 'hacked'...as it's a built-in
'feature' that is very old-school...and apparently, this guy just wanted
to have fun with it.

Hope that helps - Dave