OT - Reboot workstation from server

system · November 9, 2001, 11:17pm

Cute, Wayne. VERY cute.

Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne Cox
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 6:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

At 10:24 AM 11/9/2001, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
>without user intervention on the workstation?

Hehehe....

1) Install sound card & speakers in server, same as the recent discussion
on "shift whistles" from the server.
2) Plug work station power strip into a "clapper"
3) Clap Off
4) Delay
5) Clap on.
6) Repeat if desired ;)

-WC

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
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(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
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system · November 9, 2001, 10:24am

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

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system · November 9, 2001, 10:27am

You can use shutgui.exe from the resource kit for NT4.0, not sure if it
works on win2k.

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
To: Vantage
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

system · November 9, 2001, 11:14am

Troy, I do my data collection stations using VNC

Jerry Boyle
Sipco Molding Technologies
Meadville, Pa. 16335-6725
814.724.2243
Visit our web site at www.sipco.com
Vantage 5.00.332

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
To: Vantage
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server
Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
without user intervention on the workstation?

system · November 9, 2001, 11:21am

PCanyware is the best OVERT system to control workstations that I've used.

Shirley H. Graver
(End User)
Systems Administrator
Rubber Associates Inc.

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system · November 9, 2001, 11:27am

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need to send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I want to reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the workstation. It has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone to push the reset button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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system · November 9, 2001, 12:19pm

Troy,
Try this freeware shutdown\restart utility if the workstation is a NT/2000
box. http://www.sica.com/freestuf/shutdown.htm

You can then use a command line to reboot.

Jim Moore
Sys. Admin
GD-OTS

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:26 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that
serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need to
send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I want to
reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the workstation. It
has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone to push the reset
button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

system · November 9, 2001, 12:26pm

Hmm. That looks very interesting. I'll check it out. Thanks.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Moore, Jim (DRI)
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Troy,
Try this freeware shutdown\restart utility if the workstation is a NT/2000
box. http://www.sica.com/freestuf/shutdown.htm

You can then use a command line to reboot.

Jim Moore
Sys. Admin
GD-OTS

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:26 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that
serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need to
send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I want to
reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the workstation. It
has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone to push the reset
button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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system · November 9, 2001, 12:34pm

You will want to set up IP forwarding on your server. I would use a
non-standard port to decrease the chance that someone from the internet
would find your active VNC server at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5900 and try to
brute force your password.

I'd set it up with ssh also so your password is not sent in clear text.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:26 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that
serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need
to send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I
want to reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the
workstation. It has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone
to push the reset button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the
server without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

system · November 9, 2001, 1:43pm

We don't have any access from outside the company. I initiate the VNC connection from inside the company when connecting from home.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Lewis
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

You will want to set up IP forwarding on your server. I would use a
non-standard port to decrease the chance that someone from the internet
would find your active VNC server at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5900 and try to
brute force your password.

I'd set it up with ssh also so your password is not sent in clear text.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:26 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that
serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need
to send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I
want to reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the
workstation. It has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone
to push the reset button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the
server without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

system · November 9, 2001, 1:44pm

Way COOL! That worked real slick. Got the workstation rebooted and now I'm back in business

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Moore, Jim (DRI)
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Troy,
Try this freeware shutdown\restart utility if the workstation is a NT/2000
box. http://www.sica.com/freestuf/shutdown.htm

You can then use a command line to reboot.

Jim Moore
Sys. Admin
GD-OTS

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:26 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Problem is: I VNC to this workstation (a Windows NT 4.0 workstation that
serves as Web Componenet Server and does our FTP uploading when we need to
send Epicor our database). Right now I can't VNC for some reason. I want to
reboot it from home. I can get to the server, but not the workstation. It
has no monitor, so other than calling to tell someone to push the reset
button, I was looking for an alternative.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Funte
To: Vantage
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Reboot workstation from server

Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
without user intervention on the workstation?

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

system · November 9, 2001, 6:12pm

At 10:24 AM 11/9/2001, you wrote:

>Does anyone know if there is a way to reboot a workstation from the server
>without user intervention on the workstation?

Hehehe....

1) Install sound card & speakers in server, same as the recent discussion
on "shift whistles" from the server.
2) Plug work station power strip into a "clapper"
3) Clap Off
4) Delay
5) Clap on.
6) Repeat if desired ;)

-WC