I am working on a Python script to perform as a remote computer manager. So far I have a WOL function working and I would like to add the ability to show if a machine is on or off (I figured I would do so by pinging the machine and seeing if I get a response). I would also like to add the ability to remotely shutdown a computer from the python script. Does anyone have a code snippet for pinging an IP, a code snippet for shutting down a remote Windows XP machine, and a code snippet for sending a HTTP request?
Here is my current setup: - PC running python script - FreeNAS (media server running on FreeBSD. Can be shutdown from web interface so I planned on just sending that same web button click from the python script to shutdown the FreeNAS server) - Windows XP machine with folder share (What packet is sent over the network to remotely shutdown a Windows XP machine?) My hope is to have a script then when you start it will list all your remote computers/servers and show if they are currently on/off. Then you can select a server and turn it off if it is on or turn it on if it is off. Thank you in advance for any help provided. - John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
