simple server?

[mvern2]

this probably is a stupid question...but...i've got a 2Ghz PIV and a 1.2Ghz Athlon T-bird and a 166 Mhz Pentium connected with a Linksys router....

FYI the 166 Mhz Pentium is being used for storage (music, files i need but not at the moment, etc.) my 1.2 Athlon is my main pc as the 2.0 Pentium is not mine.....i was wondering....if i install a program on the 2.0 machine but run it off of 1.2 machine will the program utilize the resources of the 2.0 machine as well as my 1.2 Athlon?

if yes it seems too easy but something tells me that this wont be easy!

so will it work?

Merci!

[monty]

Some programs require that they be installed on the local machine to work correctly (programs that require entries in the Windows registry). Other programs, such as games, should work from another machine, but don't expect them to load as fast across the network.

[mvern2]

i really don't mind the extra load time if it means that ingame performance would be enhanced!

[YeOldeStonecat]

Depends on what you mean. If you install a program on the 2.0 machine, it will be installed locally, such as C:\Program Files\NameOfMyProgram. Or perhaps your 2.0 computer has a second or more partition, you installed it to D:\whatever, etc.

If you instead install the program on the 1.2 machine, you more than likely cannot even run in across the network from the 2.0 machine unless you actually install the program to the 2.0 machine. Installing programs puts varous required system files on the local computer, creating registry entries to tell the operating system about the program. "Some" programs don't require this, but most do.

Even if you install the program on both computers, it's still going to want to run locally. You could map a network drive over to the other computer, and install it to that remote path...but that drive is being seen only as another drive, and it will take forever to run because it's trying to load the application across a network, which speeds are much slower than a local hard drive.

Applications will run on whatever CPU it's launched from, so to answer your question, the answer is no, it will not use the resource of the "other" machine. Some specially designed network software, usually database driven enterprise software, will use the resources of the "remote machine"...usually a large database server running high end database software, such as Microsofts SQL, or Oracle. Most of the application runs on the server, the client/workstations have a small client software installation that runs locally on each workstation.

[BlackSword]

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
so to answer your question, the answer is no, it will not use the resource of the "other" machine.

YeOld is correct. Just wanted to make sure everyone was clear on that

[objohn]

If you want programs to run on a remote CPU, then you need to use something like remote desktop.
Install Windows XP Pro on the 2.0 machine and install the applications on it. Conect to the 2.0 machines from a slower one using remote desktop and you can then run programs on the other machine.

OJ

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally posted by objohn
If you want programs to run on a remote CPU, then you need to use something like remote desktop.
Install Windows XP Pro on the 2.0 machine and install the applications on it. Conect to the 2.0 machines from a slower one using remote desktop and you can then run programs on the other machine.

OJ

He's talking about games though.

"i really don't mind the extra load time if it means that ingame performance would be enhanced!"

While technically possible, I'd imagine it's somewhat of a slide show through terminal.

[mvern2]

thanks guys...when i get back home from university i'll try it out and let u know how it goes!