Batch file across network

I wrote a quick and dirty little batch file that runs a couple of netstat commands and a current running process list and dumps it to all to a log file. I oversee a couple of computers on a small office network and would like to be able to run this batch file and get the same info for the other machines on the network, without leaving my desk. Currently no matter what i do it only tells me the info for my machine. Unless i copy it the the target computer and run it sitting at that computer. Any suggestions? Is this possible using these particular commands? The batch file is as follows

echo. |time |find "current" >>log >c:\netcheck.log
netstat.exe -an -o >>c:\netcheck.log
netstat.exe -e >>c:\netcheck.log
tasklist.exe >>c:\netcheck.log
start c:\windows\notepad.exe c:\netcheck.log

I'm sure that there is a program already available that does this, but i don't want to install any additional software.

Thanks

 

Batch files can't be run across networks. The only way is to run it on each computer.

 

You'll need to have it run on the remove computer. put it on a network share and set up a scheduled task to have it run at set intervals, and it will create a log on each of the machines C drive.

You could then write another batch file to copy the logs for each computer to your own drive, using a timestamped folder name, and copying the log files over the network, if thats what you want to do.

so just add at the end : copylog.bat
and on each machine, have a batch file that says :

copy C:\netcheck.log \\yourpc\logfiles\%timestampfolder%\PC1.log

or whatever. Obviously you'll need to set the variable %timestampfolder% using the time command.

 

We'll I learn something new every day. Kinda figured that was the case, but i thought i would ask. Could i do it using a vb script. I don't know vb, but i have always been looking for an excuse to learn.

 

I'd thought about that goldfish, but i want to be able to access it at any time. Kinda like the poor mans network monitor.<img>

 

No, wait, you can use \\mymachine\logs\Logs-%time%\PC1.log

Argh! Right, okay... well, I can't think of any other way to do it, other than keep a permenat log like that.

 

second thoughts... thats not gunna work. %date% has \'s in it and %time% has .'s in it... so it makes it invalid. I'm looking for a way to make the \'s -'s ... so its valid for a folder name.

 

you can do a replace text command for characters within strings in batch files... it involves a : but i forget exactly what it is... might work to replace those invalid chars.

 

Yes, there is, it uses the SET command... but unfortunatley that won't work because what you're storing is %DATE% .... not that actual output string of %date%. Its easier just to extract the variables from the "date /t" function.