Auto Shutdown Proggy

Andy100

Andy100

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Hi guys,

Not sure if this exists but I need a program (preferably free) that can monitor if another computer on the network is running and if that computer shuts down initiate a shutdown on this computer.

Essentially I want to daisychain the shutdown of about 5 pc's. Any easy way of doing this?
 
You could schedule a script to check for a ping result or if you map a drive to the host pc and script a check IF EXIST of a dummy file on the share, if not, execute a shutdown command.
You will of course need to bear in mind the fact that if you have a network problem, then your pcs will shutdown even though the host pc is still switched on...
 
I thought about doing that but wanted something a little more complex and have no idea how to program it.

Something like... ping every 30 seconds, if 5 pings in a row don't come back then initiate a shutdown.

If anyone can write me a script to do that then me lub you long time.
 
How is the trigger PC going to be shutdown? By a user?

If so just create a simple batch file (utilising the windows shutdown command) that they click (instead of using the normal Start > Shutdown) which in turn shuts the other associated machines down. The account on the host machine will need to have administrative rights to the other four PC's.

Start > Run > cmd > Shutdown ? :) ... there's quite a few attributes to this command, i'm sure there's loss of connectivity options as well that may be worth a look.
 
Sorry to butt in, but I would like to know is there anyway to put your sys onto stand by after xx mins of being idel and no net activity?
 
ShutGUI is part of the Windows Resource Kit, so free I believe. You can remotely shut down the other computers with it. It might help you along.

Phil2008 said:
Sorry to butt in, but I would like to know is there anyway to put your sys onto stand by after xx mins of being idel and no net activity?
Click to expand...
Start | Control Panel | Power Options ??
 
Thanks for all the tips guys still can't quite get what I want though :(

Basically this is for a DR solution.

I have a rack of servers all plugged into a UPS. I want them all to shutdown gracefully should the UPS cut over for more than 5 minutes. THe UPS can run for about an hour under full load and I'm alerted by e-mail when it does. The only problem is that I can't always get to a computer in time to remote in and turn em off.

Unfortunately I work in one of the oldest buildings in Sydney and the wiring is shoddy as hell, and work are too tight to pay for a backup generator. :(

There has to be something that can do this!
 
Never mind... think I've sorted it... :)


Didn't even think to look at the UPS options under power management. As long as I have one server plugged into the UPS com port I can instruct run a batch file as above to shut down all the others.

Damn I feel so stupid.

Thanks for all the help :)
 
I found this thread while Googling for a solution to a similar problem.

I would like to be able to easily shut down all computers on my network at once from a XP machine, the other computers are a mix of XP (could live without this one) and Linux, any ideas ?
 
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