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Number   :  153
Date     :  2001-06-07
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: ip address range
Size(KB) :  1


Why not use PING -a xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and parse the reply using FOR to 
extract the machine name. Assuming you can generate a list of active 
IP addresses from DHCP to a text file then you can do something like:

@echo off
for /f %%a in (iplist.txt) do call :docopy %%a
goto :next

:docopy
set hostname=
for /f "tokens=2" %%a in ('ping -n 1 -a %1 ^| find "Pinging"') do set 
host=\\%%a
if "%host%"=="\\%1" goto :eof
xxcopy %host%\c$\winnt\repair d:\backup\repair\%host%
:: - or whatever
goto :eof

:next

Note that this assumes that the machines in iplist.txt are alive. If 
there is a chance that they are down, then do a second ping before 
the xxcopy line and find "Request timed out". If that is found then 
the machine isn't active.

Another possibility is to use NET VIEW \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and parse 
that result. This would not only give the hostname but also the 
visible shares.

Garry

--- In xxcopy@y..., Ann Stanaway  wrote:
> 
> I use xxcopy to manage workstations and servers on my network. 
> ... it would be easier to manage the batch file if I could use
> the DHCP range to parse through the network connections.



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