
Specrem Tools
by Antti Kirjavainen

This tiny utility has been hanging with Specrem from the very beginning.
It displays some needed network information about the computer, and also
has "Wake up on LAN", "Remote command", can launch the ping command and
the Client program.




What is the "Wake up on LAN"?
It means that you can "wake up" a computer in LAN that is switched off.
So what do you need to know to use this feature? What information does it
require? It Requires:

- IP address or hostname of the computer you wish to turn on. Enter to the
  topmost textbox.
- The adapter/NIC address of the computer you wish to turn on. Enter to the
  textbox below the subnet mask.
- The subnet mask of the network. Enter to the textbox below the IP address.

All this information can be seen by running STOOLS.EXE at the computer and
writing down the required addresses & masks. Also required at the computer
you wish to switch on:

- The motherboard must support WOL (Wake-up-On-LAN).
- "Wake up on LAN" must be enabled from its BIOS.
- The power supply must be able to give the network card the needed amount
  of power. This information can be usually seen from the motherboard's manual.
- The WOL-cable must be attached to the network card and the other side to
  the motherboard's WOL-connector.




What is the "Remote command"?
This means that you can run any command at a remote computer in a network,
and no Specrem Server, nor any other similar is required running at that computer.
This is possible in Windows NT4/2000/XP-based networks. Note that you should
be logged in as an administrator, unless you have permitted remotely running
programs with other usernames too (which you probably haven't, and you should not).

How to use it?
Enter the IP address or hostname to the upmost textbox and click "Remote command".
Enter the command and it then reports you, if it was a success or failure. Reasons
for a failure can be many: the file you tried to start, might not exist in the path
you specified, there might be a problem with the network, remote commands might be
disabled at the target computer, and many, many other. Please don't contact me
regarding this issue, as it has nothing to do with Specrem Tools, and has
everything to do with Windows itself.

So I can remotely start SSERVER.EXE, if not running at the target computer?
Exactly. This why this feature was added.




Enjoy these useful functions Specrem Tools has to offer!