How to turn off a computer through network?

[Jason the Eighty Eighth]

Is it possible to turn off a computer through a network without any programs? If so, how? What about turning on a computer through a network?

Thanks :)

[Guest bartekpl]

yeah i know it's definetly possible. My schools C++ teacher can controll any computer like that from his comp. just in case if anyone is looking at porn in the class ;) HAHA

[Jason the Eighty Eighth]

yeah i know it's definetly possible. My schools C++ teacher can controll any computer like that from his comp. just in case if anyone is looking at porn in the class ;) HAHA

could you elaborate? i'ld be very interested to know.

thanks.

[Zero1]

You are able to do this via the shutdown command in cmd:

shutdown -s -m \\computername -c "This computer is shutting down."

You can also do shutdown /? for more options, and shutdown -i for a GUI.

For starting a pc up remotley, it is possible but you will need a network card with WoL features (Wake on Lan)

With this enabled, the pc can be started if it recieves a magic packet, or if there is any network traffic going to it.

[Guest bartekpl]

I'm not very sure what the program is called, but when ever we do anything bad our teacher has the admin computer and he turns of our computer from that computer with that program.

This website might help you. I just stumbled over it. If there's noing on it that might help you tell me and we'll try something else.

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[Guest bartekpl]

You are able to do this via the shutdown command in cmd:

shutdown -s -m \\computername -c "This computer is shutting down."

Or that...hehe

[Ferret]

I like that command - I would write it down, but I think it's gonna be one of them commands I can't forget ;)

[Si Veteran]

pstools

Look for psshutdown (Y)

[Jason the Eighty Eighth]

pstools

Look for psshutdown (Y)

that looks really confusing... anyone who can be screwed dumbing down the instructions for me? :heart:

[+BudMan MVC]

that looks really confusing... anyone who can be screwed dumbing down the instructions for me? heart.gif

Dude if you can not figure out how to use the builtin shutdown command, or psshutdown from sysinternals (pstools is GREAT btw)

Maybe you should not be playing with remote shutdown commands? ;)

I mean really - how hard is it to figure out? Run shutdown -i, and you get a pretty GUI interface asking you to fill out a form, any 4 year child could figure out.

[gringo]

you also can use UltraVNC or any other VNC client to do that

[Jaded]

for the remote shutdown, dont you have to have local/domain admin priv on the remote computer?

[gringo]

nope....

[PseudoRandomDragon]

The shutdown command only exists for WinXP, so Win2k users need a 3rd party program, such as emco remote shutdown. Emco remote shutdown also supports WOL (wake on lan).

[+BudMan MVC]

nope....

If using shutdown or psshutdown - yes you would need admin rights on that machine. Or atleast the right to shutdown the machine remotely. If using vnc to remote control the desktop, and select shutdown - you would just need the vnc password to remote contol the desktop of the logged in user. And that logged in user would have to be able to shutdown the machine.

VNC does not really seem to be what he asked for - any remote desktop software can shutdown the computer.

BTW - dude it seems that using shutdown or psshutdown is too complicated for this poster - how and the hell do you expect him to install and use VNC ;) hehehehehe

[SAMSNEED]

When connected thru RAS, just bring up taskmanager and click on shutdown. That's if the remote pc is using XP.

[Captain Caveman]

I use a program called Poweroff (http://users.pandora.be/jbosman/poweroff/poweroff.htm)

You can do all sorts of things via command line.. basically you just need to know the mac address of the machine you want to turn off/reboot/wake up and the user account of that machine.. I've made links to these commands to each machine in my house hold and have been using this tool for a few years.

BTW, this works on all windows OS's..

[SS1.618]

hello people

for the shutdown command in cmd.exe...

I tried but it was error mesg says: shutdown is not recognized as an internal or external command , operable program

or batch file...

why yah?

thanks....

[I8PP]

hello people

for the shutdown command in cmd.exe...

I tried but it was error mesg says: shutdown is not recognized as an internal or external command , operable program

or batch file...

why yah?

thanks....

Again, shutdown.exe only exists natively in XP. Any other OS the command will not work. psshutdown will probably work for you.

[Bushrat]

What command would I put into a .bat file to shutdown the comp with a message appearing? So when they open the .bat then the computer comes up with a message and it shuts down the comp?