Specrem help

Specrem Client & Server

by Antti Kirjavainen



Description

Specrem is a remote controlling tool for Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000. It contains Server and Client programs, which you can use to remote control other computers. When the server program is running on the other computer, you can remote control the system. This file contains information about the options and functions Specrem has.

Installing the program

NOTE: If the program doesn't start and says something about a missing file, download and run this file. Specrem does not contain any install program, because it doesn't need to be installed at all. The only thing you have to do is to unzip the ZIP-file and you can use the program. Specrem contains the following program files:

SSERVER.EXE
- This is the server executable.
- "/I" starts the server invisible.
- "/MAX" starts the server visible and opens the server window.
- "/LA" starts the server visible, listen mode ON and download & upload are allowed.
- "/LN" starts the server visible, listen mode ON and download & upload are NOT allowed.

SCLIENT.EXE
- This is the client program.
- You can specify the address and port to connect from the command line, example: " SCLIENT 195.156.248.10,187"

SMESSAGE.EXE
- This file is used on the server computer when you use the option "Send message". If you don't wan't to use that option, you can delete this file, it isn't used to anything else.

STOOLS.EXE
- This file contains some extra functions, like "Wake up on LAN" and "Ping".

SERVINST.EXE
- This file installs the server program automatically and sets it to run at startup.
- The server will be installed invisible by default, but with the command line parameter "/V" you can make it visible.

Server options

Change port - Changes the port to listen.
Chat with user - Starts chat with a connected user.
Change nick - Change your nickname in the chat.
Kick user - Kicks the connected user off.
Send call signal - The remote user will get a message saying "Server sent a call signal!". It can be used for testing the connection.
Send message - Sends a message to the remote user.
Options - You can set the accept & reject lists here.
Listen mode - See below.
Allow download - Allow users to download files from this system.
Allow upload - Allow users to upload files to this system.

What is listen mode?

When the server is in listen mode, it "listens" the users and doesn't actually do anything. It lets users connect and acts as if it was in normal mode, but instead, it displays every action users try to do in the server window. Here are the allowed options when the server is in listen mode:
- Chat
- Send message
- Host version
- Host users
- Host options, view only, changing not allowed
- Browse files with file manager

Note that absolutely NO file management options can be used when in listen mode. Users can only browse the files, they cannot delete, copy, move, rename files/folders, etc. Homewer, if "Allow download" or "Allow upload" are enabled, the users can download/upload files.

Client options

Address book - You can add the most recently used addresses here.

Simple mouse and key - Remote control the remote computers mouse and keyboard.
Full control and screehn capture - Same as above but with screen capture, which means that you can see what happens on the remote computers screen.
Execute file - Execute any kind of file, TXT or MP3 example. It will be ran on the appropriated program.
Execute program - Execute a program file (EXE, COM, BAT or PIF). You can select it's focus also.
Delete file - Delete any file from the remote computers hard drive.
Copy file - Copy a file on the remote computer to another directory on the remote system.
Move file - Move a file on the remote computer to another directory on the remote system.
Rename file - Rename a file on the remote computer.
Download file - Download any file from the remote computers hard drive to your hard drive.
Upload file - Upload a file from your hard disk to the remote computers hard drive.
Create folder - Create a folder to the remote systems hard disk.
Delete folder - Delete folder from the remote systems hard disk and all files & sub directories it contains.
Copy folder - Copy folder at the remote computer to another location on the remote system.
Move folder - Move folder at the remote computer to another location on the remote system.
File manager - Browse the files on the remote computer.
Change port - Change port on the remote computer. NOTE: This will disconnect you, but you can then connect again to the new port.
Host options - Change server accept/reject lists and other options.
Host information - Gets the system information from the remote computer (NOTE: Only works if the server is running on Windows NT4/2000).
Host users - Who is/are connected to the server?
Host version - Shows the Specrem Server version the remote computer is using.
Registry editor - Add/Delete/Query paths/keys of the registry of the remote system.
Window manager - Contains many options to do with the remote systems windows & processes.
Print document - Print a document on the remote computer with it's printer.
Print picture - Same as above except that this prints a picture.

Open CD-ROM - Open/Close the remote system's primary CD/DVD-ROM drive.
Keylights - Contains many options to toggle Numlock/Capslock/Scroll lock on the remote computer.
Swap mouse buttons - Swaps mouse buttons on the remote computer. Right becomes left and vice versa.
Hide Start-button - If the remote computer is using EXPLORER.EXE as shell, this hides the Start button from the taskbar.
Hide taskbar - If the remote computer is using EXPLORER.EXE as shell, this hides the taskbar.
Play sound - Plays a sound on the remote computer
Play midifile - Play/Stop a midifile on the remote computer.
Open web page - Opens the default browser with the selected page on the remote computer.
Freeze mouse* - Freeze/Unfreeze the mouse on the remote computer.
Disable mouse - Disable/Enable mouse on the remote computer. This will forcefully keep the cursor in the up left corner.
Mouse double-click - Change the mouse double-click time in milliseconds on the remote system. Less time is faster, 500 is normal and the default.
Key click* - Makes the keyboard click every time a key is pressed at the remote computer.
Disable Alt+Ctrl+Del* - Disables this key combination, the tasklist cannot be viewed.
Chat - Chat with the server computer.
Change nick - Change your nickname in the chat.
Send message - Send a short text message to the remote computer.

Keyboard listen - You can see every keypress the user types at the remote computer.
Mouse listen - You can see where the mouse is moving at the remote computer.
Screenshot - Takes a screenshot from the remote system's screen and shows it to you.

Close server - End the server program at the remote computer.
Restart server - Restart the server program at the remote computer.
Shutdown* - Shutdown the remote computer.
Reboot* - Reboot the remote computer.
Logoff - Logoff the user at the remote computer.
Force shutdown* - Forcefully shutdown the remote computer.
Crash Windows* - Totally locks up (or gives a blue screen) the remote system. It has to be rebooted.


* = This function does not work if the server is running on Windows NT4/2000.

Greetings

BETA testers:
Jussi Kopra
Kirk Northrop
Lassi Lahtinen

Special thanks to Konstantin Tretyakov. His keyboard hook file, KTKBDHK.DLL helped a lot.


Contact me

If this help file didn't solve your problem, explain something, or you just wan't to comment the program I'll be glad to receive your e-mail.

E-Mail: akirjavainen@mail.htk.fi
Homepage: http://www.sunpoint.net/~akirjavainen/index.html