Remote shutdown of computer on LAN using TCP funcs?

[Overkill]

I am looking for a way to set up a specific computer so that it can force other PCs on the LAN to shut down at certain times, or on a button press. Most of that code I can write myself, but the TCP stuff isn't making much sense to me and I could use some help figuring it out.

I've been looking at the TCP functions and it seems possible with a server script (server is supposed to be on 24/7) and a client script to force a client to accept a message from the server, then run a certain UDF if that message fits an IF/ELSEIF condiiton.

Can somebody link a tutorial or give me some sample code to play with?

Thanks,

Overkill

[Dampe]

Top of my head, This is only a single user server, mutli-user server easily do-able with arrays.

Server:

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Local $TCPMainSocket
HotKeySet("{HOME}", "SendFunc")

TCPStartup()

$TCPListenSocket = TCPListen(@IPAddress1, 1081)


While 1
    
    $TCPMainSocket = TCPAccept($TCPListenSocket)
    If $TCPMainSocket >= 0 Then
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
    
WEnd

While 1
    
    $TCPRecv = TCPRecv($TCPMainSocket, 2048)
    If $TCPRecv <> "" Then
        ConsoleWrite($TCPRecv & @CRLF)
    EndIf
    
WEnd

Func SendFunc()
    
    If $TCPMainSocket >= 0 Then
        
        $tSend = InputBox("Send function", "Enter a function to send", "shutdown")
        If $tSend <> "" Then
            TCPSend($TCPMainSocket, $tSend)
        EndIf
        
    EndIf

EndFunc ;==>SendFunc

Client:

TCPStartup()

Local $ServerIP = @IPAddress1

$TCPMainSocket = TCPConnect($ServerIP, 1081)
If $TCPMainSocket = -1 Then
    MsgBox(48, "TCP error", "Server is not running")
        TcpShutdown()
    Exit 0
EndIf

While 1
    
    $TCPRecv = TCPRecv($TCPMainSocket, 2048)
    If $TCPRecv <> "" Then
        _CheckFunc($TCPRecv)
    EndIf
    
WEnd

Func _CheckFunc($tFunc)
    
    If $tFunc = "shutdown" Then
;//Server is requesting a shutdown
                TcpSend ($TCPMainSocket, @ComputerName & " is shutting down.")
        TcpShutdown()
        Shutdown(1)
    EndIf
    
EndFunc ;==>_CheckFunc

Edited November 23, 2008 by Dampe

[Overkill]

That helped a lot...I haven't gotten around to reverse engineering the code and understanding what it does yet but it's on the to-do list =)

Next question...variable variables...

How might I get this code to actually work?

$ComputerA = "192.168.10.1"
$ComputerB = "192.168.10.8"
$ComputerC = "192.168.10.19"

$okbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK",170,10,60,23)
$combobox = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10,10,150)
GUICtrlSetData($combobox,"ComputerA|ComputerB|ComputerC")

While 1
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()

   If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
   If $msg = $okbutton Then StatusCheck()
Wend

Func StatusCheck()
   $selectedcomp = GUICtrlRead($combobox)
   $pingtime = Ping($$selectedcomp)
   ; Other code will go here
EndFunc