How to launch a batch file that starts a program on another computer

[shaneras]

I am trying to create a batch file on W2K that calls a test script to run on 8 other computers. When run it browses to the other 8 computers and then launches the test scripts locally on the machine that launched the batch file.

Does anybody know of a way to call the scripts to launch from my machine but run on the 8 test machines?

Thanks!

 

[BHuckfield]

what triggers the batch file to run?

I would use net use and rconsole (if you have it...otherwise get it from the 2k Resource Kit:

NET USE \\computername\c$ <credentials if necessary>
xcopy <batchfilname> \\computername\c$ <----or any folder
rclient \\computername /R <batchfilename>



This will call the machine and establish the remote connection, kick of the batch file and exit automatically...
quite neat actually...

 

[ajtmcse]

Visit sysinternals.com and download the PSTOOLS suite. In that suite is a tool that allows you to execute commands remotely.