Re: remote shutdown

For use on a local network, VNC is a lot smaller and works as well. If you have to go
out over a modem, PC Anywhere is a better choice.

Marshall

----- Original Message -----
From: Arne Chr. Jorgensen <instel@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 6:24 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] remote shutdown


> Hi,
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> I see several has respoded to this. ( this time :)
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> Thanks, - It seems like "PC Anywhere" is maybe the best ?
> I have - long time ago - looked a bit on the ATX and VNC, - but now I don't
> remember much of it at all.
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> The main thing, - is that it has to be able to run as scripts on a linux box,
> and if I remember it correctly - I did find some flaws in the above two
> options, - I don't know about PC Anywhere - what calls is available, - but I
> thougt it was most under a Win GUI ?
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> ExitWin ( The one Hans made ) - is close, if you just can get a rlogin
> shell, or simeliar on a Win/Dos box.
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> Marshall wrote some possible solutions, but also told the downsides about it.
> As I said, - it should run as a small script command on a linux box, and
> hopefully use some easy programs like smbclient. It was my mistake to think
> that - if you only got it on a command line, - it would work. But smbclient -
> can send a winpopup message. Maybe it is possible to "hack" the winpopup
> program ? Does anyone know what port the winpopup program listen on ?
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> ( then connect it to Hans's program ?)
> file://ARNE
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