----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:48
PM
Subject: Discovering Servers on the
Network
I�ve written a script that goes out and tells
me how many servers are running a particular service (for licensing
purposes). I used to
loop through an allservers.txt
file, but I�ve gotten tired of updating it as we add
new servers (plus it�s possible I could
miss a
server or two).
Instead,
I�ve rewritten my script to use the NetAdmin module to
generate a list of servers for me.
Win32::NetAdmin::GetServers('',$Domain,SV_TYPE_SERVER,\@List);
However, this returns
all computers that are running the Server service... which includes
several thousand XP machines. None of the workstations are
running this particular service, so it doesn�t skew my results. The script works, but it takes a good
hour or two to run (since
I�m hitting every workstation in the domain with a service
query, I only run this at night).
Is there anyway to
return ONLY a list of
actual Servers without hitting each and every
machine (to check OS version number for instance). Where does
GetServers get its information anyway?? From a Master
Browser??
Any illumination would
be most appreciated.
Ron Rosenkoetter
System
Engineer
Server Administration
& Management
