reading system information over LAN

[stormrider]

Hi all,
I need some help about a module in my project.
How can I read a 'neighbour computer's (over LAN) system information.
I mean the hardware and OS specifications;
like CPU, RAM, HDD, VGA, ROM, etc. properties/information.
Thanks..

ps:
I may want to store the data I read in string arrays or something like that,
no need for database related stuff..

[doskey]

Hi all,
I need some help about a module in my project.
How can I read a 'neighbour computer's (over LAN) system information.
I mean the hardware and OS specifications;
like CPU, RAM, HDD, VGA, ROM, etc. properties/information.
Thanks..

ps:
I may want to store the data I read in string arrays or something like that,
no need for database related stuff..

Sounds like you want to be a hacker not a programmer.

[sicarie]

Hi all,
I need some help about a module in my project.
How can I read a 'neighbour computer's (over LAN) system information.
I mean the hardware and OS specifications;
like CPU, RAM, HDD, VGA, ROM, etc. properties/information.
Thanks..

ps:
I may want to store the data I read in string arrays or something like that,
no need for database related stuff..

Hmm. I remember answering a question just like this a few days ago.

Anyway, you need to research client/server projects, and socket programming. You'll need the 'server' computer to initialize the connection and the 'client' computer to accept the connection, and then you can use the OS's API to get your information.

[stormrider]

Sounds like you want to be a hacker not a programmer.

:) Not at all.. This is a small project for home/office LANs.

[stormrider]

Hmm. I remember answering a question just like this a few days ago.

Anyway, you need to research client/server projects, and socket programming. You'll need the 'server' computer to initialize the connection and the 'client' computer to accept the connection, and then you can use the OS's API to get your information.

Thank you for your help. But can you be a little more specific? Because I'm really new to network, client/server stuff and socket programming.
Thanks again.

[sicarie]

Thank you for your help. But can you be a little more specific? Because I'm really new to network, client/server stuff and socket programming.
Thanks again.

You haven't even started your project and you want me to be more specific? I don't know how I could be without more from you on your implementation.

Have a look at this.