However, trying to connect to IPC$ will also incur the 30-second-timeout-penalty. However, it would be the clean approach. Pseudo code:
code:
IF NOT PING
  ; try sending a Wake-On-LAN command
  ; PING again until computer resonds or timeout is reached
  IF NOT timeout-is-reached
    IF CONNECT-TO-IPC
      ; do whatever you need to do
    ENDIF
  ENDIF
ENDIF
This approach has been implemented in the server script of the KiXtart Systems Management Server.
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