[indigoimac]

Does anyone know of an app or protocol that can be used to instant messenge between macs and pcs on a LAN without the use of the internet? (i.e. AIM) I use iChat between the two macs using Rondezvous but I need a way to get the PC into the mix.

Thanks,
IndigoImac

[Amorya]

Use Jabber. You'll need to set up your own Jabber server, and make sure it's only accessible from within the network (use local IP addresses). Then get everyone a Jabber client and point it at your server.

Google for Jabber for server and client software. Most the multi-IM software (eg Fire) on the Mac supports Jabber, and there's some dedicated clients too.


Amorya