Scripting

There's a few scripts out there to check IP address then run a script. These should be able to be modified to work with Kace.

http://transmitterdown.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/login-script-that-checks-current-ip-address-to-a-load-certain-script/

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/zh/ITCG/thread/d12847b1-9181-41a8-b166-4c4606b34cae

Hey ben should be able to create a smart label based on the dnsdomain they are connected to

this will change at home since they are hooked to the isp's dns

Ben just ran a report on our off campus laptops and it looks like they are using the ip from isp assigned to their router. we are a 10.xx.xx.xx network, I my network at home is a 10.10 but shows different in the report.

Would it be simple enough to use the script function to show an alert before shutting down? If the users are actually using the computer then they'll have the opportunity to cancel the script from running.

Also, I'm guessing that you're running the shutdown script for power savings. Perhaps an alternative idea is to setup your laptops to suspend or hibernate after a given time period. This would effectively shutdown any laptops that aren't being used whether they are on the network or not.

We tried using IP ranges, DNS suffix, and the runkbot on a regular interval to update smart labels but it did not work very reliably for various reasons.We also have a notice displayed with a countdown timer, but people at home tend to walk away from their computer, and even a 60 minute countdown was not enough.

In retrospect, this simple method worked perfectly and still does after 6 months:

Use Verify step in your shutdown kscript to confirm your \\YOURDOMAIN\NETLOGON directory exists. If it does (Success) then shutdown. If it does not Break On Error and do nothing (I guess you could do something in Remediation but we had no need for that). If you don't have a NETLOGON share (not on a domain) you can use a different network based directory, but make sure that Computer SYSTEM account has access to it. If it does not in your Verify step do a "net use \\somelocation\somefolder /user:username password" to grant the computer SYSTEM account access otherwise it will always fail (this password is visible in KBOX logs so make sure it is a low privilege account with no rights, and the folder you are testing has no sensitive data in it as well).

This took care of our problem with laptops shutting down at home. I hope that helps.

Verify

    Verify that the directory “\\YOURDOMAIN\netlogon” exists.

On Success

    Launch “$(KACE_DEPENDENCY_DIR)\shutdown.exe” with params “-f -l 1800 -m ”This is a scheduled nightly shutdown, please press Cancel to continue working.“”.