Just an idea, you could write a service as that has an OnStop handler, and
will be stopped when the server reboots. In the OnStop Handler you could
send a message via IP Socket to the app running to detect the shut down.
"Chris Johnson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Patrice,
>
> Not a bad idea. I will try that one for now. If anyone has a way to
> actually detect the shutdown even I am also still interested in that.
>
> Thanks again Patrice for the quick response!
> chrisj
>
> "Patrice" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> You should be able to get the server boottime using WMI.. Try :
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...management.asp
>> (how long a computer has been running).
>>
>> --
>> Patrice
>>
>> "Chris Johnson" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
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>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I have a small app I have developed that periodically pings a list of
>> server
>>> and returns their status. Given my environment I have setup the program
>> such
>>> that a server can be down 4 minutes before I get an alert.
>>>
>>> My problem now is that is a server is rebooted, it will be back up
>>> before
>>> the 4 minute window and I will not be aware that it has rebooted.
>>>
>>> I am looking for a way (as an administrator, or not, if possible) to
>> detect
>>> the reboot of a remote machine. I have found code to initiate a local
>>> and
>>> remote reboot, but not a way to detect one is happening, can anyone shed
>>> some light here for me?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> chrisj
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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