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From: jbvb@FTP.COM ("James B. Van Bokkelen")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re:  Executing program through ethernet
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Date: 10 Apr 91 21:54:01 GMT
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    >The situation : a room full of IBM PS/2's connected via ethernet. Using
    >TCP/IP for connectivity.
    >
    >Can we execute a program residing on PC #1 from PC #2 by using telnet or
    >other means ??

    Your question isn't specific, but I suspect you are running a room-full of
    PS/2's under DOS.  If that's the case, I doubt that you can contact PC #1
    from PC #2 unless you're doing something I've never heard of.
    
Long ago I wrote an REXEC (4bsd passworded remote command execution service)
server as a foreground program for DOS.  It was later re-done to use our 2.0
kernel API.  We've never put it into the regular product (explaining to
people about the limits of DOS pipes and I/O redirection was more than we
wanted to support), but when your question came up, we decided to release it
as freeware.  Look on vax.ftp.com in pub/rexecd.dos; the tar file will
contain both the .EXE and the source, although you won't be able to build
the .EXE without our Developer's Kit.

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