I'm curious why you wouldn't use the built in networking to send
notifications to the other endpoint.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Larry Sang <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am trying to use Automator to ask for text and send it to another mac
> computer not the LAN using Shell.
>
> I have installed the latest Growl and Growl Notify from here on my Macbook
> Pro and iMac on the same network.  Both computers have listening checked in
> the preferences with a password set.
>
> I am hoping to send to the receiving computer using that computer's Mac
> Address, but I first am attempting on known IP address.
>
> My first action is *Ask for Text*, requiring an answer.
> My second action is *Run Shell Script* with pass input set to "as
> arguments".
>
> the script I am using is:
>
> growl notify -H 192.168.xxx.xxx -t "Instant Message" -m "$@" -P password
>
>
>
> The error I get is "-: growlnotify: command not found.
>
> I have tried reinstalling growlnotify 2.1 and restarting my computer, but
> the error persists.
>
>
>    1. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
>    2. Do I need to change anything if I want to use the target computer's
>    MAC address instead of IP?
>
>
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