Network Standby Problem

[Bluerabbit]

Hi all at MSFN,

Over several years i have used a couple of file copy programs (Second copy & ViceVersa) to backup files to other machines on my domain. My issue is, that once one of these programs has run it causes the machine it is run on to fail to go into any powersave mode (a reboot fixes the problem until next time the backup app is run). Can anyone here please give me some advise on this?

TIA..

[enuffsaid]

Can you schedule an event to shut down the PC in question remotely after the Backup is done?

[wullieb1]

The easiest thing to do would be to write a mall script that runs after your backup job has completed.

Has the backup completely finished?

It may be holding the network connection open which will stop your pc going to powersave

[Bluerabbit]

wullieb1, sounds like you have the answer, like you said "It may be holding the network connection open which will stop your pc going to powersave" . My network adaptor is set by default to "os controlled" under the WOL settings but if i change that to "disable" the PC can then enter powersave even after backing up(yes i know this is a fix in itself). What is a Mall Script? will this close the network connection? please tell me more. Yes the backup finishes without error according to the log.

enuffsaid, I like to be able to just walk away and let the PC go to sleep on its own, that way when i find i have forgotten somthing ten minutes later i just have to raise the PC from standby not restart it .... fussy huh? but i like it that way and it so nearly works too except for this one application.

Many thanks to you both for replying