Remote Reboot

[dd1313]

Hi Guys

What sort of hardware is needed for remote reboot please, like the ones used by
hosting companies..?

Thanks
DD

 

[Tommygun]

Hiya,
you want remote reboot to the extent that you can get into the machines bios?

 

[dd1313]

Hiya,
you want remote reboot to the extent that you can get into the machines bios?

no..only reboot

 

[Tommygun]

Cant you do that on any machine you log into remotely? Unix via shutdown or reboot command and windows too if you log in via telnet or vnc or somesuch?

 

[Swift-wp]

Tommygun you are correct. It is the software running on the machine that provides this functionality and not entirely the hardware. You can SSH into a *nix box to reboot remotely using the reboot or shutdown command, and i'm guessing you can use VNC or RDP on Windows to do the same.

 

[werner]

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[Raichu]

Hi dd1313

You can use the following powershell script, assuming that it is a windows machine and you have knowledge of the administrator username and password:

(gwmi win32_operatingsystem -ComputerName MyServer -cred (get-credential)).Win32Shutdown(6)

Just substitute "MyServer" with the name of the computer you wish to reboot.

 

[momo786]

I used LogMeIn to remotely access my PC at the office. Managed to reboot my machine after a software update and log in afterwards.

You need to install the software from their website on the PC you want to access. Then you can access that PC from anywhere via a web browser.

I'm almost certain you can reboot via a VNC client, but haven't tried this.

 

[ToAsTeD]

All the above are correct, however if the machine is offline you will not be able to boot it up. You guys are talking about the PC being online and then restarting it. Thats simple enough as stated above. However if you want to shut down the pc and then boot up at any random time you would need hardware. KVM-over-ip comes to mind.

 

[Tacet]

answered here http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?236041-what-do-you-call-this.

This thread is a duplicate. Above thread quoted by Werner was created by the same OP, and answered more extensively than this one.

 

[dd1313]

This thread is a duplicate. Above thread quoted by Werner was created by the same OP, and answered more extensively than this one.

Well sort..but if you look at Hetzner dedicated server option, they have a remote reboot option + remote control option...

 

[Mike_De_Lange]

Not sure what OS is running on the machine you want to reboot, but if it's a windows box:

Start > Run > shutdown -i {From your machine}

This will bring up the interactive shutdown/reboot window.

Add the IP address,credentials, fill in a comment and set the command to restart, click ok

 

[plbartie]

We use Teamviewer to do remote support, also allows you to reboot remotely and log back in afterwards.