I thought I would write a quick tip on how to tell when your server actually goes down and comes back up. When you reboot a server through terminal services it is hard to tell when you can log back into the server. One of the easiest things you can do is run the ping -t “hostname” to determine when the server is up and responding on the network. The best time to start the command is right before you reboot the server. This way you can see when the server actaully stops responding and starts responding again to pings. The one thing to remember is when you are first receiving a ping you might not be able to log into the server yet. It all depends on how many services need to start up and what order they are in. But at least you will have a better idea when you can get logged back into the server.
