Remote control of a computer via internet and computer networks

ABSTRACT REMOTE CONTROL OF A COMPUTER VIA INTERNET AND COMPUTER NETWORKS Fatih ERTAM Firat University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Department of Electronic and Computer Science 2005, Page: 55 In this thesis, a computer is controlled, turned on, turned off or rebooted, by a remote computer via internet. This is achieved in two stages as software and hardware. Software is developed by using web based programming languages ASP and PHP. The required command is sent to the serial port of the remote host computer by using one of the developed software. A Hardware is designed and connected to the serial port of the host computer. This hardware consists of a microcontroller and receives and process the data received. When the data is received and processed one of the commands turn on, turn off or reboot is sent to the pins of the power system on the main board of the target computer. Keywords: Remote control, microcontroller, data communication, computer networks vm