get stats through FTP?

[DJFuji]

Is there any way someone can remotely get stats on a windows NT4 SP6 (IIS) webserver through FTP or an auto-published website? I need information on services running and a way to view the event log, but don't want to actually take the trip down to the server each time.

 

[WannaFly]

I dont know what your using your sever for, but i use RealVNC to see my server's desktop on my computer, that way i can do anything i want to it, remotely. Now, some people would be worried about security, but you can lock it down pretty good. You can restrict who connects by IP address, and a password, and then you set it to automatically "lock" windows(2000/xp) when closing, which means if someone connects they need your windows password to do anything. Oh, also you can change the default port so port scans are less likely.

 

[DJFuji]

Unfortunately, that's kind of out of the question. The server is a production web server running on an enterprise network separate from the one i'm on. So i can't use computer management tools to access the event logs or services or anything. I'm thinking there must be a way to access that remotely. Web app, perhaps?

 

[err]

usually the logs are buried in c:\winnt\system32\logfiles\

if you can get to that folder, you can do log shipping or run stats straight from the logfiles.

The logfiles are horrible if you view it raw. I don;t know of any product to view raw ftp logs on IIS, but if you can find one it will definitely help your eyes

eRr