Network-Wide Wake-on-LAN 2

[OWCUIT]

After installing WSUS on our server 2003 machine, we're trying to set up Wake-On-LAN for the whole network. After working with a few applications, my question is this: Is there a program that will wake up multiple machines over a LAN one night a week, that we've designated for WSUS to push out updates?

I've come across many applications that will only wake up 1 computer at a time, but we're trying to go completely automated with it. Is there a way to do this, or an application you can use to accomplish this? Any help is always much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[ncotton]

I know of a good AD controlled app for Shutdown/Reboot/LogOff/WakeOnLan that integrates into the ADUsers&Computers, I haven't actually used it, but I read about it, and I think it's freeware.
Im not sure that you can schedule it with the tool, but if not, I'm sure between some of on here, we could script\automate it.
HOWEVER------I cant remember what it's called, but I e-mailed a collegue about it a while back, and will ask him to check the name of it.
Get back to you in a couple of hours.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[ncotton]

http://www.specopssoft.com/products/specopsgpupdate/default.asp

Hope this is what you are looking for. Very reputable company aswell BTW. Not actually used THIS tool, but their other products are first rate.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[OWCUIT]

Thanks a ton ncotton.. i appreciate all your help

 

[58sniper]

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[ncotton]

I fell onto that site a while back, as I'm was creating a tool that does the same thing, but through group policy so you can have it done EVERY NIGHT etc...
Fraid it is vendor specific for hard though.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[ncotton]

I fell onto that site a while back, as I'm was creating a tool that does the same thing, but through group policy so you can have it done EVERY NIGHT etc...
Afraid it is vendor specific for hardware* though.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[OWCUIT]

Haha, well, i've got my problem half solved. In the midst of a server migration, i had to quit on the WOL project for now, and focus on that, as it's the main priority.

I still managed to get all 30+ machines in the building with updated NIC drivers and turning on WoL. After i went home for a brief few hours of sleep, i came back to see that all the XP machines were turned off (after i turned them off the night before).. i couldn't figure it out, until my business partner told me that everytime i port scan the network, the computers turn on.. without a magic packet. We have 10 or so computers that havn't been moved to XP Pro from 2kPro, but are the same computers.. Dell Optiplex 150's. Same exact hardware.. same driver.. same bios, everything.. just a different OS.
We came to the conclusion that we can turn on any XP machine on the network by a simple ping.. or anything for that matter.. a refresh of DNS, or any packet sent to those machines. It's really not an issue right now, but having gone through that i think i can make my way through the WoL issues. We'll see what happens, and i'll post here when i get it resolved.

I appreciate your help with the applications, and i'm sure i'll use them for the 2kPro machines.

Thanks again!

Will

 

[OWCUIT]

i came back to see that all the XP machines were turned off (after i turned them off the night before)..


Should say that the xp machines were turned ON(after i turned them off the night before)