Use one of the available UDFs to query a common service, such as Spooler. The status is unimportant, the result of the query is.
Error 5 - Access Denied - the system is on and operational to the point it knows you shouldn't be poking your fingers in it!
Error 1722 - The system is unavailable, as in OFF or NON-EXISTANT. If you know the computer name is valid, the system is most likely off.
Error 0 - any status - the system is on and operational, and you have permission to query the system.
Using Ping to check system operational status is not generally enough, since the O/S can be non-functioning while the NIC returns the pings. I guess that means it's on (technically) but not of much use.
Glenn
PS - play with XNET LIST \\computername to get some ideas before writing any Kix code.
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