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by keith
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:33 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Questions and some Solutions about RDP and VNC with The Dude
Replies: 2
Views: 2362

Re: Questions and some Solutions about RDP and VNC with The

What OS are you useing. I cant get chriscontrol to work with Windows 7
by keith
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:31 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: RDP and/or VNC to remote network's computers
Replies: 1
Views: 1378

Re: RDP and/or VNC to remote network's computers

How is the remote network connected? Are they on thier own ip subnet? Once you created a vpn to it you could rdp to them.
by keith
Fri May 14, 2010 11:12 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: UserName of user logged on a device
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: UserName of user logged on a device

Never mind, I copied and paster your code and it modified it and it worked. Must have been missing a comma, quotes or parenthesis somewhere. Thanks again
by keith
Fri May 14, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: UserName of user logged on a device
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: UserName of user logged on a device

Ok i tried this but i skipped hte user_pass function because i am on LAN and those are the only ones i want to access. When i create the Logged_User function i get a parse failed error. Any idea what that means. Here is the code i put in the function array_element(execute("cscript.exe", co...
by keith
Thu May 13, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: UserName of user logged on a device
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: UserName of user logged on a device

Thanks for the solution. Your explanation is excellent. I have wanted to do this for a long time but had no idea how to do it.
by keith
Thu May 13, 2010 2:00 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: UserName of user logged on a device
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: UserName of user logged on a device

Ok I have two. They are just vbs files. I attached the files also. They use wmi instead of snmp so i cant figure out how to put them in the labels This one just finds out who is logged on. 'WhoLogonInput.vbs ' Sample VBScript to discover which user is logged on ' Author Guy Thomas and John Eck ' Ver...
by keith
Tue May 11, 2010 2:51 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: UserName of user logged on a device
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: UserName of user logged on a device

I don't think that it is exactly what you are looking for but i wrote(copied) a vb script that pulls the logged in user and displays it. I run it as a tool though. I can't figure out how to get it to display on the map. If you are interested i could post the code
by keith
Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:35 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Ping hostname
Replies: 1
Views: 1868

Re: Ping hostname

I added a tool in that calls Ping Test Easy. you can get it from www.pingeasy.com alternately you could create a tool that has the line

ping [Device.Name]
by keith
Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:42 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Can you display OID_column in a column instead of a row?
Replies: 2
Views: 2195

Re: Can you display OID_column in a column instead of a row?

Thanks for that solution Here is what i ended up doing, I am not sure which one is better. I think yours is because it is more flexible. Basically i put spaces between the oid on the same line then after the RSSI OID i put a carriage return. But it only lists eight lines [Device.FirstDnsName] [Devic...
by keith
Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:16 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Tools Thread
Replies: 5
Views: 4488

Re: Tools Thread

Here is another one i use a lot for remote access. It uses vnc and uninstalls when you are done. Again someone else did the work i just downloaded and use it. The command is c:\\ra\ChrisControl-v1.7.exe /h:[Device.Name] /v /rvncf /noask /remvnc /go Chris control allows you to connect using rdp or vn...
by keith
Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:38 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Tools Thread
Replies: 5
Views: 4488

Re: Tools Thread

Here is one for forcing WSUS updates c:\shared\\wsusup2.6.bat [Device.FirstAddress] wsusup2.6.bat c:\ra\pstools\psexec \\%1 -u ***\**** -p ***** cmd /c cscript \\cs-rm116\shared\wsusup2.6.vbs and the vbs file wsusup2.6.vbs is attached CREDITS - I did not create any of this. i got the vbs file from s...
by keith
Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:54 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Can you display OID_column in a column instead of a row?
Replies: 2
Views: 2195

Can you display OID_column in a column instead of a row?

I would like to display the value of an oid_column as a column instead of a row in a devices appearance. I put in the appearance [oid-column(".......")] and the dvice label shows item1, item 2, item 3, etc. I would like it to dispaly
item1
item2
item3

Is that possible?
by keith
Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:47 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Running Time & Date on Network Maps?
Replies: 3
Views: 1605

Re: Running Time & Date on Network Maps?

Do you just want the current date and time to show up on the page?
by keith
Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:39 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: How can I setup automatic notification printing?
Replies: 2
Views: 1199

Re: How can I setup automatic notification printing?

I would have to play with it to figure out the specifics but could you create a notification that creates a text file then send the text file to the printer from a batch file using "type notification.txt > lpt1"
by keith
Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:36 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: How can I quickly change device name ....
Replies: 3
Views: 21140

Re: How can I quickly change device name ....

Are you talking about the displayed name in your maps or the computer's host name? If you are just talking about the display name on the map in the device discovery settings select device name preference to be DNS, SNMP, NETBIOS, IP. You may have to delete and rediscover your devices but they would ...
by keith
Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:19 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Send SMS notification
Replies: 8
Views: 5581

Re: Send SMS notification

Have you fixed this yet. if not you could set up an email notification and send an email to your phone@carrier (i.e. 5552122122@att.net) and it should send an sms message to your phone. I think that process is close.
by keith
Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:19 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DUDE auto subnet scan
Replies: 3
Views: 1725

Re: DUDE auto subnet scan

Could you use the blacklist to prevent systems from being scanned? I have never used it not do I know how but it might work. Or couldn't you just scan 10.66.1.0 /24 for servers and then 10.66.73.0 /24 for ap's and not scan anything else?
by keith
Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude 3.1 exits after using tools
Replies: 10
Views: 3829

Re: Dude 3.1 exits after using tools

I hadn't tried the internal tools like ping, tracert, etc. Those do work fine it only exits after using an external program. There are no error messages it just exits
by keith
Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:17 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude 3.1 exits after using tools
Replies: 10
Views: 3829

Dude 3.1 exits after using tools

I just installed the 3.1 release and every time I use a tool on the right click menu Dude closes when the tool closes. Anybody else have this problem? Running it on Windows XP as a service. did it also when it was selected to run all the time.
by keith
Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:22 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Backup Dude
Replies: 6
Views: 5549

Re: Backup Dude

Kind of a work around but if you are running in windows environment create a scheduled task that runs weekly that executes a batch file that zips the file then either emails it or ftps it somewhere. something like @echo off set HH=%TIME:~0,2% if "%time:~0,1%"==" " set HH=0%HH:~1,...
by keith
Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:43 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Just wanted to say good job
Replies: 0
Views: 1096

Just wanted to say good job

I downloaded and insstalled 3rc2 this morning and it looks like the background picture and pnig problem went away. I just wanted to say you guys have a great program
by keith
Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:30 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Ping tool does not work
Replies: 2
Views: 1383

Re: Ping tool does not work

Works ok in rc2
by keith
Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:35 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Ping tool does not work
Replies: 2
Views: 1383

Ping tool does not work

I installed 3.0rc1 and so far like it except for the background problem. I tried to use the ping tool though and it just hangs. When i close the window i get the usual this program is not responding messages. Any ideas?
by keith
Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:15 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: New Dude version released: v3.0rc1
Replies: 25
Views: 8937

Re: New Dude version released: v3.0rc1

Custom image problem still exists on mine too. It doesnt crash but is incredibly slow when moving around.
by keith
Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:41 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: New Dude version released: v3.0rc1
Replies: 25
Views: 8937

Re: New Dude version released: v3.0rc1

Werent there icons next to the names in the contents pane next to the items (address lists, charts, devices, etc) ? All i have are little black and white boxes and a couple of icons (admins, files, services)
by keith
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:53 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Display How Many Client Conect to AP
Replies: 6
Views: 3056

Re: Display How Many Client Conect to AP

How did you figure this out? I have hp procurve 420's that i am trying to get the same information from and can't figure it out. I have looked throught the mibs over and over and can't find that information.
by keith
Wed May 21, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Background image problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3326

Re: Background image problem

I have tried the same picture as a png with the same problem. The file size may be an issue. I got the jpg down to 688KB but it is 6000 by 5797 pixels. This same jpg worked fine in 3b7
by keith
Wed May 21, 2008 1:41 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Background image problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3326

Background image problem

Has anyone been having problems with using a background image in 3b8. I am trying to use a jpg for a background. It worked great in 3b7 but when i put it in 3b8 the dude stalls out everytime i try to move. If i click anywhere it says not responding in the title bar and then takes minutes to redrware...
by keith
Tue May 13, 2008 1:58 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: The Dude beta 8
Replies: 27
Views: 12196

Re: The Dude beta 8

I installed 3.08 and noticed it is real slow when redrawing my map. I have a jpg set as the background and whenever i try to move anything, even the screen, the cpu usage goes to 50% and the dude stalls. Any suggestions?
by keith
Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probe Thread
Replies: 339
Views: 407223

Re: Probe Thread

Ok - I think i have the basics of snmp and OID's but how do you implement probes. Can anyone give like some really basic examples to get started with?
by keith
Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:37 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probe Thread
Replies: 339
Views: 407223

Re: Probe Thread

I agree also. What do you mean by "i use this to take auto discovered wireless devices and auto ID them into Wirless APs device type." I really don't understand probes and what all can be done with them. Could i make one that would tell me which port on a switch the workstation is attached...
by keith
Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:33 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: iphone and the dude
Replies: 25
Views: 19993

Re: iphone and the dude

What version of the dude are you using. It looks way different from mine.
by keith
Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Sort/Reorder tools list
Replies: 7
Views: 5601

Re: Sort/Reorder tools list

When i show the tools list it is sorted alphabetically, but when i rightclick a device and select tools that list is in some wierd order. That is the one i want sorted? Anybody have any ideas?
by keith
Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:52 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DNS and MAC lookup fields. How do they work?
Replies: 1
Views: 1690

DNS and MAC lookup fields. How do they work?

Can anyone explain the dns lookup name to address or adderss to name and the mac lookup ip to mac or mac to ip fields on the genreal tab?
by keith
Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:35 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: User Sites Visited
Replies: 1
Views: 1886

Re: User Sites Visited

I just did a quick google search for wmi ie history and found a vb script that should do it. I have not tried it so i don't know how well it works or what it does but you could try it.

http://icodeinc.com/blog/?cat=19
by keith
Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:26 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Sort/Reorder tools list
Replies: 7
Views: 5601

Sort/Reorder tools list

Is it possible to sort or reorder the tools list?
by keith
Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:09 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Link Discovery question
Replies: 0
Views: 1299

Link Discovery question

Is it possible to detect links after you have already discovered devices?
by keith
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Polling by domain name instead of IP
Replies: 8
Views: 5696

Re: poll by domain name instead of IP

What are you trying to accomplish. I have mine setup to resolve ip addresses from the dns name and the mac from the ip. That way if an ip address changes it automatically updates.
by keith
Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probes and function
Replies: 0
Views: 1698

Probes and function

Has anyone created a set of directions on how to create custom probes/functions. I have managed to get tools mostly figured out but would like to experiment with probes/functions. I have read the probe thread and searched for probe thread, execute function, etc. and am still at a loss as to where to...
by keith
Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Tools for the Dude
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

Re: Tools for the Dude

I don't know if you are still working on this or not. I played with it some more (after i recovered my dude from a user error). I have dude running on an xp machine which is where i create the tools. When I connected to the dude server (xpmachine) from a vista machine and looked at the tools it look...
by keith
Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:29 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Tools for the Dude
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

Re: Tools for the Dude

I made it work by creating a batch file and running that as a tool. 1. create a batch file called pslist.bat that has the following line @echo off pslist.exe %1 > %1process.txt (or whatever you want the text file to be) 2. Create a tool that has the following pslist.bat <<insert variable>> and inser...
by keith
Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:36 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Can you use output from a vb script?
Replies: 0
Views: 1598

Can you use output from a vb script?

Is it possible to use the output froma vb script using like stdout and display it in a custom field or something like that.
by keith
Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:54 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Current user
Replies: 2
Views: 1667

Re: Current user

I haven't been able to get it to show up in the label but I have a little vb script that I added to the tools that shows you who is looged on if you are interested.
by keith
Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:44 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Get MAC Address
Replies: 0
Views: 1526

Get MAC Address

I got the following vb script to get the MAC address of a remote system. I would lke the adderss to appear in the label of the device but don't know how to accomplish that. Does anyone have any suggestions. Here is the script Dim strComputer strComputer = Wscript.Arguments.item(0) Set objWMIService ...
by keith
Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:52 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Deleting a whole Map
Replies: 1
Views: 1412

Re: Deleting a whole Map

I don't know if you figured it out yet - but if you double click the network maps selection on the left side panel the list of maps shows up in a right side box/panel. In there you can select a map and then click the minus sign at the top of the box. hope that helps
by keith
Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:22 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Finding MAC Addresses
Replies: 0
Views: 1392

Finding MAC Addresses

I have 3.06 installed and it is not showing any mac addresses for any of the devices found except for printers. I do have snmp turned off. Could this be the problem or is there some other setting I am missing?
by keith
Thu May 31, 2007 1:46 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Get Currently logged in user
Replies: 6
Views: 2771

Re: Get Currently logged in user

Can't claim credit for that, all I did was copy from somebody else :)
by keith
Fri May 25, 2007 7:36 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Get Currently logged in user
Replies: 6
Views: 2771

Re: Get Currently logged in user

I will squeeze that into my schedule. I did however get it to work using a vb script instead. I saved the script as WHoison.vbs and added it as a tool. The code is below for anyone who is interested DIM strComputer DIM strUsername strComputer=WScript.Arguments.Item(0) '-------------------------- GET...
by keith
Fri May 25, 2007 7:33 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Is it possible to run a vbs as a tool
Replies: 1
Views: 1540

Re: Is it possible to run a vbs as a tool

It is working now. I don't know what I did but it is working fine today.
by keith
Fri May 25, 2007 6:14 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Get Currently logged in user
Replies: 6
Views: 2771

Re: Get Currently logged in user

Unfortunately I have no clue how to do snmp stuff. I have experimented with it in the dude but have had no success. Do you know of any good online tutorials on snmp?
by keith
Thu May 24, 2007 9:33 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Is it possible to run a vbs as a tool
Replies: 1
Views: 1540

Is it possible to run a vbs as a tool

I want to run a vb script that I wrote as a tool. When i put it in nothing happens. AM i doing something wrong?
by keith
Thu May 24, 2007 8:47 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Get Currently logged in user
Replies: 6
Views: 2771

Get Currently logged in user

Is it possible to get the currently logged in user on a machine. I know that you can get it via wscriptwitht he following code: Function QPO On Error Resume next strLookFor = "Kbyrum" Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" ...