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danzigrules

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Ok all I have an old IBM eduquest 40, no idea of processing speed, which has win 3.1. I have the dnet client on there, but the pc has no net connection! Can I download them to a floppy and transfer them to the client, then when done transfer the results back to floppy and then upload them? Or is there an easier way to do this? I need the cheapest route cause of the fact of these 3 garbage disposals that I have in my home....kids that is😉
 
yes, just copy the fresh blocks to a floppy and transfer them to the computer with no net access, then copy to blocks finished to the floppy and take them to a computer with net access...

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo..........

 
ok now I can't get sneaky to load on 3.1!! anyone have it running?
it is the c:\rc5 file, but when I click on the sneaky.exe it looks like it is loading then I get nothing!! any help😕
 
Klinux needs a network card to connect to a pproxy on a LAN network.

If you sneakernet on a floppy, you'll need the same OS ona differant machine to flush with.

I suppose you could make a Win98 boot floppy, and put the dos client on there, and use that.
Run a pproxy on your internet box, and flush/fetch the floppies localy to IP 127.0.0.1

Then flush/fetch the pproxy when ever your connected to the internet.

Do you follow me? :Q
 
no I don't

this win3.1 puter is a boat anchor i am just trying to use it to crack, now that it sits alone, was a game puter for the kids but they use once every 2 weeks now! this must be above me, but thx for the replies and sorry that I can't use this 1 to crack:frown:
 
It'll run a higher level OS - Danzig - unless it's just WAY TOO OLD

Don't feel down - not every machine ever made can do this. 🙂
 
I'm not at home in front of a client now, but here is a general set of steps that you could take to "sneakernet" your PCs.

I'm assuming that you have a machine with net access which I will call machine #1. you win 3.1 machine will be PC #2.

download a large buffer with PC #1
shutdown the client on PC #1
rename buff-in.rc5 to something else on PC #1
move renamed buffer to floppy
restart the client on PC #1
download a new buffer immediatly to minimize randoms on PC #1
copy buff-in from floppy to dnet directory on PC #2
run dnetc.exe -import (renamed buff in file) on PC #2
shutdown the client on PC #2
move buff-out.rc5 to floppy
restart client of PC #2
copy buff-out from floppy to dnet directory on PC #1
run dnetc.exe -import (renamed buff-out file) on PC #1
delete files on floppy

I haven't done this before, so there probably are some holes. If you rename the title of your post to "sneakernetting help" and you will get some people who have tried this before.
 
danzigrules, I was meaning to forget about Win 3.1.
In fact, just open the case and unplug the HDD cable and power.

Just boot it off a Win98 floppy with the dos client on it.

From your Internet box (I presume it's Win95 or 98) make a startup disk.
On your internet box, download the latest client, and unzip it to the floppy (A:\).
Still on your internet box, while still connected, click on "My Computer" and go to the floppy, and click on the dnetc.exe.
After setting the client up, start it off your floppy.
It should grab your blocks, and finish.
Then shut down your floppy client, and carry it over to your "Old" box, and boot off the new floppy.
Fire up the client. Now you have the client running Win 95 or 98 dos, cracking the blocks.

To flush the floppy, take it back to your "internet box", fire it up there (in dos) and flush/fetch while on the internet.

Do you follow that?
 
Sciencewhiz,
You got it pretty dang close. The only change I would suggest is:

1. Stop the client on PC#1.
2. Rename the buff-in.rc5 file
3. Change the DNETC.INI file to pull in the largest about of blocks you can
4. Fetch new blocks. A new buff-in.rc5 file will be created
5. Move the new buff-in.rc5 file to the floppy
6. rename the PC#1 buff-in file back to buff-in.rc5
7. Start up the client on PC#1

proceed with the rest of the instructions as per Sciencewhiz.

That way the work unit currently being processed stays in sync with the checkpoint file

I use this with some sneakernetted PCs at home and work. In fact, I import several buff-in files, and rename them buff-ina.rc5, buff-inb.rc5, etc. as I fetch them. Then I can copy them all to the new PC, and do the import for each one, and load up the PCs in-buffer with a large amount of work units. Sneaky is much easier if you are using a supported client and OS. 😀

 
lastest client of what? rc5 or linux? tried both and neither will save to floppy for me. and the disk r good tried 15 different ones
 
Latest Dnet Client for whatever OS you make the startup disk for.

Download it to your machine, and then unzip it to the floppy.
 
well when i try to unzip it the only option i get is to install screen saver:|

beginning to think this is a waste of time!!!


anyone want this pc for trade for a mobo with voltage adjustments?🙂
 
Oh shoot, you need to try the other "Non Iconized" dnetc.exe
That is the real client.

I always delete the screensaver and just blank the screen.
 
ok i got that! but still none of this has worked for me:Q

wish I had some money to buy some nics, have 4 more pc's sitting in my shed, but wait they have nics in them but don't know how to set them up...

they are stardard microsystems arcnet pc130 will these work for cracking? and if so where can I get a cable that will go from coax, which is what the pc130's are, to rj45 cables to plug into my hub?
 
You can use a small hub with a BNC port. There are cheapo 10BT hubs 8x RJ45 + 1 BNC for 50$ around here, should be cheaper in the US.

Link all your BNC NICs to that minihub, and the minihub to your main.
 
when i my dualeron didn't have a modem this summer:
i just downloaded as many blocks as i could,
copy the in-buff.rc5 to floppy,
rename it to in-buff.rc5.bak [on the hd not the floppy, just to be sure the floppy wasn't corrupt]
download some new blocks for the computer with the internet connection
transfer the new in-buff to the hungry cow,
copy the hungry cow's out-buff.rc5 to floppy,
rename it [just in case the floppy transfer didn't work]
flush or rename the out-buffer from the computer which has an internet connection,
then copy the finished buffer from the floppy and flush it as well

i know this sounds like a lot of work, but it really got easy and wasn't too hard
hope this helps
 
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