Software for using multiple computers on LAN

**Shady** · 11-18-2006, 06:14 PM

I need a software to use the computers on my LAN to minimize the time of processing
it's a software you install on several computers and then use them (parallel processing)

vetto89 · 11-18-2006, 07:20 PM

if i understand your problem u can use NetSupport that you can control all the pc on the lan...

[-0MEGA-] · 11-18-2006, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vetto89

if i understand your problem u can use NetSupport that you can control all the pc on the lan...

He's talking about a program that allows you to use the processing power of all the computers on the LAN.

I've heard about some programs that have that option, but only for those specific programs. I think one of them was Cinema4D, but i'm not sure.

**Shady** · 11-18-2006, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

He's talking about a program that allows you to use the processing power of all the computers on the LAN.

I've heard about some programs that have that option, but only for those specific programs. I think one of them was Cinema4D, but i'm not sure.

you're talking about renderfarms
I need to use them for other applications

tlarkin · 11-18-2006, 10:21 PM

That can not be done with the windows platform unless there is a third party app designed for it, like a render over network applciation, like back burner.

You can however, look into something like this. It sure as hell won't be easy to set up, but you can take a look.

http://www.beowulf.org/

**Shady** · 11-18-2006, 11:17 PM

thanks tlarkin
it doesn't have to be free
and I need it under Windows

tlarkin · 11-19-2006, 12:24 AM

Well clustering is expensive. You would have to buy licenses for server OSes, and hardware for the servers to cluster them. Regular old windows client doesn't do any of this.

However, there is an open source community that does develope for this type of stuff, and you can use regular old machines to do so.

Unless you have lots of money to toss into a windows cluster set up, you're only really legal and viable option, is a beowulf cluster.

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	That can not be done with the windows platform unless there is a third party app designed for it, like a render over network applciation, like back burner. You can however, look into something like this. It sure as hell won't be easy to set up, but you can take a look. http://www.beowulf.org/

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Shady Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cairo Age: 20 Posts: 2,342	thanks tlarkin it doesn't have to be free and I need it under Windows

11-19-2006, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	Well clustering is expensive. You would have to buy licenses for server OSes, and hardware for the servers to cluster them. Regular old windows client doesn't do any of this. However, there is an open source community that does develope for this type of stuff, and you can use regular old machines to do so. Unless you have lots of money to toss into a windows cluster set up, you're only really legal and viable option, is a beowulf cluster.