Is there a LAN chat app?

3 pointsnatar11y ago12 comments

It has been bugging me (especially post-Snowden) that we use the internet for everything, even if the person we interact with is in the next room.

I recently found Dukto to send files from one computer to another in the local network.

I was wondering if there is a (OS independent) chat application for LAN. It would be so cool to have all people in the same network in a bar/cafe/uni to communicate with another (yes, you'd need a block function (based on MAC-address?)).

Does something like this exist?

12 comments

opless11y ago

Many places I've worked at end up having an internal irc server running on a random debian machine. Works well and there's plenty of clients available

natarOP11y ago

Yeah, that seems to be the way to go but I'd love a less geeky, n00b-friendly solution (pretty sure it doesn't exist but I can't figure out why. Is that so hard to code/achieve?).

opless11y ago

Compared to setting up a jabber server and getting clients for it, and rooms etc. an irc server is simple. :-)

achinmay11y ago

IP Chat

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/LAN-Messaging-Cli...

natarOP11y ago

Wow, they have a whole category for Lan-Messaging clients (only for windows, though): http://www.softpedia.com/catList/37,1,3,0,1.html Cheers!

staunch11y ago

IP Messenger http://ipmsg.org/index.html.en

natarOP11y ago

Cool, thanks!

therzathegza11y ago

IRC with an HTTP portal hosted locally would be a bit more friendly to non-IRC expecting types.

DanBC11y ago

NET SEND or MSG?

natarOP11y ago

Mh, looks like those are Windows only services/programs? I'll look into it, thanks!

diegohc11y ago

What about using a local jabber.org server?

natarOP11y ago

I personally would be cool with that but nobody uses it, I haven't come accross this anywhere except maybe hackerspaces. Restaurant/bar owners would need to set it up, plus you need a computer(the router?) that is always online and tell the people how to enter the chatroom.

I just want a programm that I can fire up whenever I go somewhere with a (Wireless)LAN to see what's going on. Like Firechat for (W)LANs?

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Is there a LAN chat app?

3 pointsnatar11y ago12 comments

It has been bugging me (especially post-Snowden) that we use the internet for everything, even if the person we interact with is in the next room.

I recently found Dukto to send files from one computer to another in the local network.

Does something like this exist?

12 comments

opless11y ago

Many places I've worked at end up having an internal irc server running on a random debian machine. Works well and there's plenty of clients available

natarOP11y ago

Yeah, that seems to be the way to go but I'd love a less geeky, n00b-friendly solution (pretty sure it doesn't exist but I can't figure out why. Is that so hard to code/achieve?).

opless11y ago

Compared to setting up a jabber server and getting clients for it, and rooms etc. an irc server is simple. :-)

achinmay11y ago

IP Chat

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/LAN-Messaging-Cli...

natarOP11y ago

Wow, they have a whole category for Lan-Messaging clients (only for windows, though): http://www.softpedia.com/catList/37,1,3,0,1.html Cheers!

staunch11y ago

IP Messenger http://ipmsg.org/index.html.en

natarOP11y ago

Cool, thanks!

therzathegza11y ago

IRC with an HTTP portal hosted locally would be a bit more friendly to non-IRC expecting types.

DanBC11y ago

NET SEND or MSG?

natarOP11y ago

Mh, looks like those are Windows only services/programs? I'll look into it, thanks!

diegohc11y ago

What about using a local jabber.org server?

natarOP11y ago

I just want a programm that I can fire up whenever I go somewhere with a (Wireless)LAN to see what's going on. Like Firechat for (W)LANs?

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