re: Remote Shutdown (Razzle)

[boomshanker]

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.

[Razzle]

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
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[boomshanker]

It is a self written programme. I agree that it would be best to add the code to the existing programme.

Thx.

[HDR]

The new version of RAS will do all of this and more. Check it out. It's in the Microsoft BackOffice stuff.

[boomshanker]

Thanks HDR I will check it out. I would still like to know how to do it though...

[Razzle]

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
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[boomshanker]

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!!!

[privoli]

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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[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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http://users.bigpond.com/privoli

[boomshanker]

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.