is there a way to force a computer into sleep mode at certain times?
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I assume you are using Windows, here is a command line that will send the PC to sleep
rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
you could either create a batch file to remotely execute this command on all pc at a certain time using psexec, and then another batch file to send a wol command out when you want them woken up.
Alternatively you could schedule these two functions manually on each machine
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Ng Zhong Qin almost 2 years
for example, to save electricity. Could you make a domain policy that makes a pc go to sleep between the hours of 9 pm and 6 am. You can always turn it back on. It just goes to sleep unless it's being used or it gets woke up.
Thank you.
EDIT: Sorry, they are all Windows machines. XP, Vista, and Windows 7, but mostly XP Pro. Lots of machines.
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Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 over 14 yearsWhich OS? Are you only interested in doing this to one or two systems, or a whole bunch of them?
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Guy Thomas over 11 years*** Warning, this command caused my machine to Hibernate rather than sleep.