I have an in home lane with three computers and several cellphones. Periodically my wife will leave the upstairs computer on so that I can synchronize them.
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem is that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one
remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down.
On my computer I would like to through the LAN, activate a program on
the remote computer that would cause it to shut down.
I have an in home lane with three computers and several cellphones. Periodically my wife will leave the upstairs computer on so that I can synchronize them.
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem is
that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one
remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down.
On my computer I would like to through the LAN, activate a program on
the remote computer that would cause it to shut down.
I have an in home lane with three computers and several cellphones. Periodically my wife will leave the upstairs computer on so that I can synchronize them.
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem is that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down.
On my computer I would like to through the LAN, activate a program on the remote computer that would cause it to shut down.
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem is
that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one
remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down
I have an in home lane with three computers and several cellphones. Periodically my wife will leave the upstairs computer on so that I can synchronize them.
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem
is that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down.
On my computer I would like to through the LAN, activate a program on
the remote computer that would cause it to shut down.
knuttle,
Once the data is synchronized, her computer is shut off. The problem is
that we forget she left the computer on and it runs until some one
remembers it is on and goes up and shuts it down
You're not really clear there.
"her computer is shut off", but than someone "goes up and shuts it down" ? >Assuming its the same computer, whats the difference between "shut off" and >"shut (it) down" ? OS vs power perhaps ?
Or must I/we read that "her computer" and "the computer" as two different >ones ? If so, how are both used - which one is backupped, and which one is >initiating the backup. Which one shuts down automatically and which one
needs to be shut down manually ?
mind you, thats 8 possibilities, with yours just being one of them.
<whistle>
... or is it even more complex than that ?
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
Wow, overthink much? ;)
They sometimes forget to shut the computer off after the synchronization
and want some method to turn it off automatically or otherwise from a LAN computer.
They sometimes forget to shut the computer off after the
synchronization and want some method to turn it off
automatically or otherwise from a LAN computer.
Do not shut it down.
Just add a batch to shut off its monitor(s) on a time certain.
Zaidy036,
Do not shut it down.
But that is what the OP is asking for.
Just add a batch to shut off its monitor(s) on a time certain.
Why a batch ? My 'puter puts up a screensaver after half an hour, and blanks the screen after an hour.
But while it than /looks/ as if its off, its still runningand consuming energy. :-|
Regards,
Rudy Wieser (who still is not the, now different, OP)
James,
They sometimes forget to shut the computer off after the
synchronization and want some method to turn it off
automatically or otherwise from a LAN computer.
Assuming the backup program can shut the 'puter down after its done a solution could be to start the backup from the "upstairs" 'puter. It will than shut down, while the downstairs 'puter will be much more noticable that its still running, and than gets shut off.
Ofcourse, the above also assumes that the backup program can be run from the upstairs 'puter to begin with.
Than again, perhaps something as simple as an "egg timer" could be used, or perhaps just the old "knot in the hanky" solution - placing something at an out-of-place location as a reminder (mine is putting my shoes infront of the hallway door).
Over-engeneering (trying to solve a "computer problem" with a computer) is
an occupational hazard. :-)
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
I said shut it off so no energy: NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe TURNOFF 1 [2]
PC operates normally but low energy if nothing is idle.
Also can remote in from another PC on LAN.
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|---|---|
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| Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
| Uptime: | 62:15:47 |
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