Remote server reboot

[Guest David C]

I connect up to our Windows 2003 server from home via RDP. I want to be

able to install MS updates and then reboot the server but I think I'll lose

my connection. How can I do a remote reboot and then re-login as though I

was sitting at the server entering my ctrl-alt-del and password? Thanks.

 

David

[Guest Danny Sanders]

Re: Remote server reboot

 

I want to be

> able to install MS updates and then reboot the server but I think I'll

> lose my connection. How can I do a remote reboot and then re-login as

> though I was sitting at the server entering my ctrl-alt-del and password?

> Thanks.

 

 

You will loose the connection to the server when it reboots. You can start a

ping -t to the IP address of the server to watch when it actually goes down

and comes back up, then log in again as usual.

 

I wouldn't suggest it though. There are some patches that will cause the

server not to come back up after a reboot. Then you have to go in and

troubleshoot. You may be better off going into the office and updating the

servers. You never know when a patch is going to mess up a production

server.

 

hth

DDS

 

"David C" <dlchase@lifetimeinc.com> wrote in message

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>I connect up to our Windows 2003 server from home via RDP. I want to be

>able to install MS updates and then reboot the server but I think I'll lose

>my connection. How can I do a remote reboot and then re-login as though I

>was sitting at the server entering my ctrl-alt-del and password? Thanks.

>

> David

>