RE: checking if remote computer is running

"geos" wrote:

> hello,
>
> I'd like to check if a remote computer on local network is running. I
> found some vbscript/javascript examples that used WMI to look for the
> presence of a particular process on the remote machine. these scripts
> were run locally via WSH. I adapted this solution to look for the
> presence of a process named "System" on the remote computer, and it
> worked...
>
> I am a beginner to WMI and I realize this is neither very elegant nor
> universal solution. My question is: is there a way to do it better? If
> so, I would greatly appreciate any examples, comments etc.
>
> My second question is related to the above: is it possible to change the
> "presentation layer" from WSH-popup window to, for example, html page
> that would display a table with the names of remote machines along with
> their status (running/not running), and refreshing itself automatically?
>
> thanks,
> geos
>
> ps. If this is not the right group to ask this sort of questions I would
> appreciate redirections to the more appropriate ones.
>