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Can I install dnet without internet connection?

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tjdavis1138

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I have two computers that do not have a modem or an internet connection. Can I install RC5 on these machines and transfer the work units to another machine to upload?

One of the machine's is in a lan with a dial-up connection and the other is a stand alone.

Thanks,

 
That's no problem at all 🙂

You can do a couple of things. Sneakernet the offline machine and pull the buff-out file into the online one... or:

You could set the one up as a pproxy that has the dial-up connection and network the other machine. I probably have an extra NIC card around here somewhere you could have.
 
Thanks Dan! I'll copy the files over for now. Probably cost more to ship that network card then go buy one. 🙂 I may have to network that other one in a few weeks anyway. Everybody in the family wants their own computer, so if I can dig up enough old parts to make it useful for the family I'll network it into the dsl line.

Gonna have to buy a darn dsl router though. Oh well, it's just money!

Thanks!!



 
No problems...

If you have any grief at all with the setup, chime in here.
There's lots of us with parts too... 🙂

We're happy to help!
 
I sneakernet some PCs

For the BUFF-IN file here is what I do:

Internet Connected PC
1. Stop the client
2. rename the buff-in.rc5 file to buff-inz.rc5 (or something)
3. change the DNETC.INI file to retrieve the maximum # of blocks

[rc5]
preferred-blocksize=33
fetch-workunit-threshold=32000

4. do a fetch: DNETC -FETCH
5. rename the BUFF-IN.RC5 file to BUFF-INA.RC5
6. repeat steps 4 & 5 (incrementing the naming BUFF-INB.RC5....)
7. change the DNETC.INI parm fetch-workunit-threshold back to what it was
8. rename the original in buff BUFF-INZ.RC5 back to BUFF-IN.RC5
9. start up the client
10. Copy the BUFF-INA.RC5 through BUFF-INx.RC5 to a floppy

No Internet Connection PC
1. copy the BUFF-INA.RC5 through BUFF-INx.RC5 to the dnet directory
2. run the command DNETC -IMPORT BUFF-INA.RC5
3. repeat #2 for each BUFF-INx.RC5 that you have

For the BUFF-OUT.RC5 here's what I do:

1. Rename the BUFF-OUT.RC5 file to BUFF-OUTA.RC5 and move to a floppy
2. Copy or move the BUFF-OUTA.RC5 file from the floppy to the Internet Connected PC's DNET directory
3. run the command DNETC -IMPORT BUFF-OUTA.RC5
4. Flush the output buffers if you want, but if the out buffer you imported exceeds the set threshold, it will flush automatically

The import command works for both input buffers and output buffers, so you don't have to overwrite them, and possibly lose blocks.
 
dsl router is not absolutely necessary. One machine must have internet access, and the others just need to be networked with the first, which they feed from. The easiest way is called remote buffers, but you can also run your own dnet proxy, real easy to install and forget. Ask here if you need more info.
 
Actually, LeBlatt is right on the money with that one. Shared buffer would be a pretty elegant solution in this case that would save you some sneakernet time.

Besides... if you're REALLY a geek - you have a network right? 🙂

edit: sorry LeBlatt - I misspelled your name first go-around.
 
I've just started to put together my first network. Although I had to network all the computers together at work. Simple win98 network using a 3com hub and netbui.

I don't know alot about networking yet, but I'm trying to learn real fast.🙂
I thought about hooking up my two computers at home temporarily with a crossover cable and buy the switch when I get the third machine up and running.

I'm just trying to figure out how I want to do everything. There's alot more options to networking than I realized. 🙂

Thanks,


 
You can always start with a cheap hub and work up.

There's lots of us here that know networking, also numerous operating systems and tweaks, and tricks, and ... well - you get the drift. 🙂

Feel free to call on us anytime.
 
hey tj,

Best Buy has has the linksys router on sale for $99 recently, i picked one up to get my roomate's computers on as well, it works lieka charm.
 
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