How-to: Modify your snapinclient.dll file to check in more quickly on a reboot
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Just wanted to take the time to post a copy of a modified .dll file I obtained from MoellerAero over on the edugeek.net forums - [url]http://www.edugeek.net/forums/o-s-deployment/92417-how-modify-snapin-client-sleep-timer.html[/url]
By replacing this modified .dll it will auto check in for any snapin’s that need to be pushed to the client after 20 seconds of the fog service starting, not 5 minutes (which cuts down on the delay for software installs / reboots / etc.)
Simply navigate to c:/Program Files/Fog/ (or program files (x86) on a 64bit os) and replace the snapinclient.dll file with the one found attached below. Restart your fog service and you are all set.
I’ve tested this modified .dll and it works great. The only change to the file is the check in / sleep time.
I have gone ahead and updated my core base computer images around this modified .dll and had no issues at all. Please feel free to give it a whirl, and give MoellerAero a big thank you for editing the source and compiling the new file.
[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/96_SnapinClient.zip?:”]SnapinClient.zip[/url]
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Really quick (possibly stupid) question, with the amount of computers that would periodically check the FOG server for snap-in pushes every 20 seconds, would that bog down the overall network bandwidth?
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It would increase network traffic, but when testing this with wireshark on my network I didn’t notice too much of an increase in overall traffic.
The pro’s of having this solution is reduced image and deployment time. The con’s being a slight increase in overall network traffic (but marginal on a 450 - 500 networked system here at work.
Let me know what you find in your overall network traffic, I’m curious.
thanks.
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Another question: I don’t have any compilers I can use to recompile the .dll file. Would the file you provided, work when I stick it into the FOG folder? Or would I need to recompile it? Thanks!
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[quote=“variable205, post: 3357, member: 359”]Another question: I don’t have any compilers I can use to recompile the .dll file. Would the file you provided, work when I stick it into the FOG folder? Or would I need to recompile it? Thanks![/quote]
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
The .dll I provided goes in the client folder (C:\program files (x86)\fog) or just program files on an 32bit os.
You don’t have to re-compile it, it’s already been modified for a 20 second check in time
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Excellent! Ty ssx, I’ll go ahead and start regulating my current bandwidth before I implement the .dll file. We got our network worked on and now we got a whole heck a lot of more bandwidth. We’ll see how it goes!
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You may want to start small and monitor your network traffic while implementing this. I didn’t notice any large scale increase in overall network traffic by YMMV.
Remember you can switch back at any time by swapping the .dll back and restarting the fog service.
Enjoy.
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I think I came to the conclusion that I’ll just stick the modified .dll file into my “guinea pig” computer only, when I want to test out some new snap-ins I’ve made. If I can conclude that the snap-in works, I wouldn’t have to worry about having the recipient computer waiting 5 minutes. Therefore, I feel as though there isn’t a need to put it on all of the computers on the network.
Thanks for the file though! it’ll definitely help me in the long run!
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I have lowered the initial snapin client wait from ~5.5minutes - 8.3minutes to 30seconds - 60seconds for the 0.33 release.
I cannot see any issue in lowering the initial wait time. The client simply performs 1 HTTP request.
Your browser does at least 20 - 30 of these every site / page. -
[quote=“Blackout, post: 3607, member: 1”]I have lowered the initial snapin client wait from ~5.5minutes - 8.3minutes to 30seconds - 60seconds for the 0.33 release.
I cannot see any issue in lowering the initial wait time. The client simply performs 1 HTTP request.
Your browser does at least 20 - 30 of these every site / page.[/quote]
I see! Duly noted. I was just reporting back from my guinea pig computer and it turns out the .dll file didn’t lower down the snapinclientmanager “query.” It still remains at 5 minutes; I must be special
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The client (including the snapin dll) has not been recompiled yet. This will be done when 0.33 is released.
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[quote=“Blackout, post: 3723, member: 1”]The client (including the snapin dll) has not been recompiled yet. This will be done when 0.33 is released.[/quote]
Excellent -
Hi,
iam gonna try to recompile the msi myself, if i have success i will upload the new msi for the time till 0.33 rises.
Greetz X23
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Hi,
[quote=“Blackout, post: 3723, member: 1”]The client (including the snapin dll) has not been recompiled yet. This will be done when 0.33 is released.[/quote]
[quote=“variable205, post: 3753, member: 359”]Excellent :)[/quote]
Here we go…
i have recompiled the msi pakage for two ways,
faster snapinclient.dll & faster snapinclient.dll and no fog tray autostart entry.See attachments.
Greetz X23
[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/323_FOG Service Installer_fastsnapinclient.zip?:”]FOG Service Installer_fastsnapinclient.zip[/url][url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/324_FOG Service Installer_fastsnapinclient_noautostart.zip?:”]FOG Service Installer_fastsnapinclient_noautostart.zip[/url]
