To communicate between computers in a single Local Area Network, LAN Messengers are the best option. Most of the LAN messengers do not need a server and have very easy instillation. Some LAN messengers do not need installation, just unzip and run is enough. We can send pictures, text messages or even large files though LAN messengers hassle free. LAN Messenger communication is limited to a single LAN and no one outside the Local network cannot access or participate the communication. So it is secure. In this post we show a list of free best LAN messengers available with download links.
IP Messenger:
IP Messenger is one of the most popular LAN messengers supports different platforms. We can chat, transfer files between computers in a LAN, desktop capture etc using IP Messenger. To learn more about steps to open the previous chat history, click on the link below.
How to Create Log Files For IP Messenger Installed on your Computer
To learn more about IP Messenger and download, visit the link below.
http://ipmsg.org/index.html.en
Squiggle:
Squiggle is a free LAN Messenger with a feature to bridge different LANs across a WAN. It also a server less LAN messenger based on peer to peer technology. Squiggle supports chat history, spell check, group chat voice chat etc. Download link is provided below.
http://squiggle.codeplex.com/downloads/get/507423
Sourceforge LAN Messenger:
It is a UDP based LAN Messenger supports computers in a single Local Area Network. It has simple User Interface, IP blocking feature etc. To download and learn more about Sourceforge LAN Messenger, go to the link below.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lanmessenger/
Hitmaneidos LAN Messenger:
Hitmaneidos LAN Messenger does most of the duties of IM clients like file sharing, chat with people in the same LAN, facility of private chat room and public chat room, facility to save conversations etc. To read about this program and download visit the link below.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/LAN-Messaging-Clients/hitmaneidos-LAN-Messenger.shtml
Portable Peer to Peer LAN Chat:
Portable LAN Chat is a server-less peer to peer LAN messenger. To learn more about this LAN Messenger click on the link below.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/lan-messenger-portable
We have covered some of the important LAN Messengers but the list is not complete. There are many LAN messenger which does not need Internet connection and server to start communication between computers connected in a single Local Area Network. In LAN Messenger communication it is not very important to find the location of your chat friend but in Internet Messenger, it is important. To check the location of your chat friend in YM, visit the link below.
How to Find the Location Of Yahoo Messenger Online Chat Friend
In Internet Messenger, users can select to be invisible. If one user is in invisible mode, his/her contacts cannot see the user online. However, in YM we have a method to check if a particular user is online or in invisible mode. To learn more about it, visit the link below.
Check If a Yahoo Messenger Contact is Invisible or Offline
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