I use it as intended - wpkg client installed, wpkg etc living on a NAS share. I automate software wherever I can - not because it saves time at that point (often it is quicker to manually install on smaller LANs) but because, when a PC fails or I need to add an additional PC it saves masses of time and saves me remembering what software needs to go on etc. I always copied CD installs to the NAS before I had wpkg anyhow, so it isn't a huge step to then use wpkg instead of manually installing from the NAS anyhow. The wpkg client depends on the TCP/IP service I believe, so it should wait for the wired or wireless LAN to connect before running unless I'm mistaken? I use wkpg client on lots (probably a few hundred) wireless clients without problem. > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:19:56 -0700 > From: siwalters at hotmail.com > To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org > Subject: [wpkg-users] [poll]How do you use WPKG > > > Just wondered how others around here use WPKG. > > I use it very simply :) > > I just copy a shortcut to the all users startup folder and run a batch file > containing cscript %WPKGROOT%\wpkg.js /synchronise > (currently modifying this to put a batch file directly into the startup > folder that delays calling the server bat file to allow for network > connectivity delays with wireless clients.) > > I use a .bat file to install this shortcut which also inserts some windows > enviroment variables into the registry. I just manually run the install > batch file on new machines and the re-boot to let WPKG take over installing > software. > > I only create a package if I can see an overall benefit over manually > installing software on each client (sometimes its easier to go around 15 > machines with the CD rather than spend days working out how to automate it!) > > I try to create .vbs or .bat files that do the hard work of deploying > software so that I can test the .vbs or .bat file to make it sure it works > first before trying to get WPKG to run it from a package. > > I sometimes use an installer from the wiki but not very often. > > I'm currently adding in the code for grubi's wpkgCreateReport addon to my > sites. > > None of my sites use AD - servers are mostly W2K3 servers simply running as > file/printer servers and one site uses a Linux NAS box. > > regards > > Simon > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-poll-How-do-you-use-WPKG-tp25827317p25827317.html > Sent from the WPKG - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ > _______________________________________________ > wpkg-users mailing list > wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org > http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users _________________________________________________________________ Access your other email accounts and manage all your email from one place. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/attachments/20091010/d34e5e88/attachment.html> |