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I have a similar situation that perhaps you may have an idea about...
I connect to a remote workstation (via UNC), copy some files from the network, and then I would like to reboot that remote workstation. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thx.
what do you use to connect to the workstation? a self-written program or some other software?
it would be easy to create a seperate program to reboot the workstation, but if you use something you made yourself it would be better to implement the code to this program.
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Razzle
ICQ#: 31429438
It is a self written programme. I agree that it would be best to add the code to the existing programme.
Thx.
The new version of RAS will do all of this and more. Check it out. It's in the Microsoft BackOffice stuff.
Thanks HDR I will check it out. I would still like to know how to do it though...
If you want to do it using a TCP/UDP control it's quite easy. Just send a command from the client to the server that instructs him to shutdown the computer (ExitWindowsEx)
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Razzle
ICQ#: 31429438
What is the difference between a raven?
-The legs. The length is equal, especially the right one. :D
Thanks Razzle and Paul.
I have the code to shutdown my local workstation using ExitWindowsEx, but can't seem to make it work on a remote workstation. I would prefer not to have a programme running on the remote station though. It would be better to just issue a command from the source computer, but I can't seem to get the code right...Help!!!
Workstation that is the slave, has a listening program running on a particular port say, port 88. PC that you are using connects to workstation pc on port 88 sends username/password for security reasons then once its authenticated you can have full control, like have a menu, or just a simple command line or even..
"Press 1 to reboot"
"Press 2 to abort"
"Press 3 to copy files from \\Server\Files"
Just need to code a server program to run on workstation and listen on port 88 and make a little client or even use telnet and connect :)
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Regards,
Paul Rivoli
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http://users.bigpond.com/privoli
Let me know what you want and how you want to do it and ill send you some code. Must be a practical idea that will work and must work in vb5 cos I'm using vb5
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Regards,
Paul Rivoli
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[email protected]
http://users.bigpond.com/privoli
What I have is a simple programme that I run from an NT 4 workstation. The programme reads in a list of computer names from a text file. It then connects to the first one on the list by using the UNC (\\computername). The programme then copies four .ini files from a mapped network drive to the remote workstation. It is at this point that I would like to reboot the remote workstation before moving on to the next name in the list.
Hope that makes sense. Thx.