Using win32api.GetTickCount() over the network

[Donovan Hide]

Hi pythonists,
    is there a way to connect to a remote machine and use
win32api.GetTickCount() call to measure how long a machine has been up, in a
smilar way to the MS utility uptime.exe. Also does anyone know how to
control services and processes on remote machines without using other .exe
utilities such as those from sysinternals.
    I am writing a wxPython utility to monitor and control a 3d renderfarm
and your assistance would be gratefully received.
Cheers,
    Donovan Hide.