VB6.0 How to lock/unlock client's terminal from server

Hi.
I am trying to develop a Cyber Cafe Management System. The problem here is I don't know how to use the WinSock or any other socket from the Server to ask the program at the client side to lock all keyboard and mouse function.

err.. Shortly, what I mean is sending a command from server to client to disable the keyboard n mouse function of the client computer when the customer logout and to enable the functions when the customer login.

Hope someone can send me the source code or tell me what to do. Thank you.

Unless you are writing this for personal interest or trying to save money, I wouldn't bother going to the trouble to learn it.... i.e. why bother re-inventing the wheel. There's heaps of vendors out there selling cyber-cafe software.

Hi stumpy. There are really lots of this programs similar out there but they do not offer me the source code. I am currently under training with a company. So, the supervisor have asked me to do that thing. No choice, just have to get it done as soon as possible. So, please help.

What you are trying to achieve cannot be done by using only Windows and a socket connection (unless there's an API that someone else knows about???)

You must first write a program for the client side that will lock the keyboard and mouse. Then, you must incorporate a socket API into this program, which accepts connections. Then, you must write some code that alllows you to trigger the locking function from your socket connection.

This is just how I would think you'd need to do it. I've not done any hard-core socket programming, so I'm just going by experience. You could check out the hacking tools from CDC (Cult of the Dead Cow), can't remember what their app was called, but i recall that it allowed full control over a windows PC.

Aloha... ;P

Well, i have already wrote the codings for locking the keyboard and mouse function in VB. The program, once executed, will lock the keyboard and mouse preventing the user to do any changes on the client. It will be unlocked once the server sends the password to the program at the client side.

* How to write the connection code part for the server to send the password and for the client side to receive the password and unlock the PC? or the other way, the server sends command to execute the locking program.

* Other then using sockets, is there any other option?

Hi.
I am trying to develop a Cyber Cafe Management System. The problem here is I don't know how to use the WinSock or any other socket from the Server to ask the program at the client side to lock all keyboard and mouse function.

err.. Shortly, what I mean is sending a command from server to client to disable the keyboard n mouse function of the client computer when the customer logout and to enable the functions when the customer login.

Hope someone can send me the source code or tell me what to do. Thank you.

hello this sandesh here i am developing one client/server application
and i also want information about how to lock/unlock keyboard of the client so if you hava got any information regarding this please help me!
wating for your reply