Software to talk to someone over LAN

[sdd]

I have a LAN wired at home.

Got headsets with mics on them.

Now what do I need to do in order to talk (voice) to my son when he is working at his PC? Should work with Vista.

Thanks in advance

sdd

 

[HavocXphere]

I think x-lite can connect to IP. Not sure.

 

[wcoetzee]

GOOGLE TALK will do the trick

 

[wcoetzee]

or SKYPE

 

[AirWolf]

GOOGLE TALK will do the trick

or SKYPE

Didn't know those worked on an intranet.

Edit: Any solution for internal emails other than a mail server?

 

[LazyLion]

Didn't know those worked on an intranet.

Edit: Any solution for internal emails other than a mail server?

They do not "only" work on the intranet, I suspect they need internet access and will consume bandwidth in order to work.

instead of internal e-mails why don't you use the chat function of Skype. If the other person is not there it leaves a message for them.

Or any other IM package... MSN will do the same thing.

 

[sdd]

I want to verbally talk to him.

Tried google talk but it asks me to connect to the internet.

I was hoping for a solution that does not involve connecting to the internet. (I understand that the LAN data will be handled as peer-to-peer)

I run Vista on my machine.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

dammit I know there is something like what you're after because I remember reading about it somewhere ..... but /me can't think of it now Hopefully it'll come to me

 

[general_koffi]

I think Teamspeak works over a LAN with no internet...

It's designed for gaming, but will get the job done.

 

[LazyLion]

look in your Windows/System32 Folder for a program called WinChat.exe

That might do the trick for you.

Ooops... sorry... that is on XP. Not sure if it is in Vista.

 

[nic777]

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ ?

 

[wcoetzee]

netmeeting on win98 worked well, not on any os after that though

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I think Teamspeak works over a LAN with no internet...

It's designed for gaming, but will get the job done.

That's it ...... Teamspeak

 

[AirWolf]

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They do not "only" work on the intranet, I suspect they need internet access and will consume bandwidth in order to work.

instead of internal e-mails why don't you use the chat function of Skype. If the other person is not there it leaves a message for them.

Or any other IM package... MSN will do the same thing.

The staff here like to forward emails (presentations/pictures/videos etc) received from outside people to internal people. So now it gets uploaded and then downloaded again wasting bandwidth.

 

[sdd]

mumble works 100%