NetMeeting and Batch Files

[Scott]

I looked in the KB and found how to start NM using a
batch file, but is there a way to take it a step further
and have desktop shared automatically as well?

TIA

Scott

[Brian Sullivan MVP]

Post by Scott
I looked in the KB and found how to start NM using a
batch file, but is there a way to take it a step further
and have desktop shared automatically as well?

NetMeeting operates in attended mode and unattended mode -- the attended
mode(which NM is in when run from a command line -- I presume that is what
you are referring to?) has no mechanism for sharing automatically it
requires the user to initiate it.

The unattended mode is designed specifically to accept calls and
automatically share the desktop. It is initiated on the machine by using the
Tools->Remote Desktop Sharing menu item - once running it starts up on every
reboot and runs as a service.

[Scott]

So, hypothetically, I have set up the service on
computer A. How would I connect to that computer with a
clickable batch file?

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Post by Scott
I looked in the KB and found how to start NM using a
batch file, but is there a way to take it a step

further

Post by Scott
and have desktop shared automatically as well?

NetMeeting operates in attended mode and unattended

mode -- the attended

mode(which NM is in when run from a command line -- I

presume that is what

you are referring to?) has no mechanism for sharing

automatically it

requires the user to initiate it.
The unattended mode is designed specifically to accept

calls and

automatically share the desktop. It is initiated on the

machine by using the

Tools->Remote Desktop Sharing menu item - once running

it starts up on every

reboot and runs as a service.
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Post by Scott
So, hypothetically, I have set up the service on
computer A. How would I connect to that computer with a
clickable batch file?

You would have to initiate a secure call to computer A.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;167097 has
infromation on starting NM using a command line.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netmeet/nm3_1l4o.asp?frame=true
has information on the callto url (the argument information can be used in
the sequence described above as well).

So the command would be something like:

rundll32.exe msconf.dll,CallToProtocolHandler youraddresshere+secure=true

where youraddresshere is the address of the target.