ASP.NET Web service to query Linux service

[jonathen]

Hi all,

I need to write a asp.net web service (in vb.net, rather than c#) asp.net page, which will run a couple of commands on a red hat server (basically, run the "service httpd status" command) and return the output to the browser window.

Is this possible, and if so, any idea how I go about doing it?

Thanks

Jon

 

[JohnH]

I think you have to develop the web service with MONO to run on Linux, .Net Framework runs only on Windows machines.
http://www.mono-project.com/Web_Services
MONO also have VB.Net language support now I see, http://www.mono-project.com/VisualBasic.NET_support

 

[jonathen]

Ah, I didn't explain too well. The web service will run on the Windows server, and will remotely contact the Red Hat server.