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Title: Remote Shut Down
Post by: j0k3r on October 04, 2003, 10:45 PM
I have a computer in the next room which my sisters use, and frankly it gets REALLY annoying sometimes and I'd like to shut them up without them knowing. I would like to know how to shut down their computer from mine. I can see their hard drive from my computer, and all I gotta do is change one setting to allow me to run stuff on that computer from here.

Do I have to make a program to do this (if I do, when I run it from here will it run on that computer or this one), or can I do it easier somehow (sending a packet).
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: drivehappy on October 04, 2003, 10:50 PM
Either write a program, or try "shutdown -i" (some more optional parameters but the -i gives the ui) in the command prompt. I haven't tested this method though.
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: Thing on October 04, 2003, 10:52 PM
http://users.pandora.be/jbosman/applications.html

Scroll down until you find Poweroff.  I use it on many machines.
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: j0k3r on October 04, 2003, 11:25 PM
Great stuff Thing, I just can't get it working.

I keep getting connectin refused.

SCORE! IT WORKS!

/me gives Thing a big kiss
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: iago on October 05, 2003, 07:57 AM
It's too late now, but all you would have to do is find a way to run c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe on their computer.

What's more fun, however, is to use VNC (http://www.tightvnc.com) to connect to their computer, take control of their mouse and keyboard and let the hilarity ensue :)
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: Adron on October 05, 2003, 09:40 AM
Quote from: iago on October 05, 2003, 07:57 AM
It's too late now, but all you would have to do is find a way to run c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe on their computer.

What's more fun, however, is to use VNC (http://www.tightvnc.com) to connect to their computer, take control of their mouse and keyboard and let the hilarity ensue :)

Actually, the shutdown.exe that ships with the resource kit, or psshutdown can both schedule remote reboots.
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: Thing on October 05, 2003, 09:48 AM
I used to use psshutdown but sometimes had difficulty connecting to remote computers.  That's why I switched to Poweroff.
Title: Re:Remote Shut Down
Post by: j0k3r on October 05, 2003, 01:09 PM
Quote from: iago on October 05, 2003, 07:57 AM
It's too late now, but all you would have to do is find a way to run c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe on their computer.

What's more fun, however, is to use VNC (http://www.tightvnc.com) to connect to their computer, take control of their mouse and keyboard and let the hilarity ensue :)

VNC sounded fun, but I couldn't get it working :(