Distributed Computing on Home Network?????? - Club CDFreaks

DanDaMan1487 · 27-02-2002

I've got a nice home network at my house linking my two computers with 2 10/100Mbps Netgear network cards and one 4-port 10/100/1000Mbps hub also by Netgear.

I've heard of distributed computing where you can have 2 or more computers linked together and combine their processing power. I am interested to know if such software exists to enable you to do this on your home network.

After all, this would be useful for DVD-VCD conversions, Adobe Premiere editing, and many other hard-core apps I often use.

Please, if you have any knowledge about this topic, please share it with me!!!

*damiandimitri* · 27-02-2002

You mean like they do for ....forgot the name...that alien search programm...were they use computers on the whole world for calculations.....
Hmm i don't know any programm who can do that with standard software.

Would be nice to use with dvdx.....or perhaps...Medal of Honour and other games..lol

Perhaps sell both computers and buy a dual processor equiped motherboard

*SirDavidGuy* · 27-02-2002

The program is called SETI@HOME, btw.

I know there are some programming infrastructures to do this. So the answer would probably be yes, but.........

You would have to write your own program to do this, and from my own experience, programming for ethernet is like shooting a fish with a net, in that neither the programming nor the fish make any logical sense.

*debro* · 28-02-2002

I think perhaps the point here is that it is done all the time by big corporations for research when needing the number crunching ability, but for us home users, it's probably not worth the effort, unless you have lots of time on your hands with nothing better to do.

Maybe that should be in windows 2004, distibuted computing across a LAN. Maybe you could norton utilites up about that.

I have a 486 with 8MB ram sitting in the corner gathering dust, maybe it can help get me an extra 2FPS in Quake3-UT2!

dr_zeus · 28-02-2002

This is possible in Linux with specially designed cluster code. It is called a Beowulf cluster. It does require specific code and applications, so it is not a generic solution. If you do want to cluster computers together, do a search on "Beowulf cluster" and you will get lots of info.

DanDaMan1487 · 28-02-2002

Kudos, Dr_zeus! I am finding a lot of information on this topic Beowulf!

27-02-2002	#1 (permalink)
DanDaMan1487 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hiding in DaTaxMan's house (you wont find me, Tax!) HINT* Look in the wine cellar Posts: 483	Distributed Computing on Home Network?????? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I've got a nice home network at my house linking my two computers with 2 10/100Mbps Netgear network cards and one 4-port 10/100/1000Mbps hub also by Netgear. I've heard of distributed computing where you can have 2 or more computers linked together and combine their processing power. I am interested to know if such software exists to enable you to do this on your home network. After all, this would be useful for DVD-VCD conversions, Adobe Premiere editing, and many other hard-core apps I often use. Please, if you have any knowledge about this topic, please share it with me!!! __________________ FACTS OF THIS 4-MONTH QUARTER The animal most often hallucinated by someone experiencing drug or alcohol withdrawls is a black or grey dog Most people put on their left sock first.

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DanDaMan1487 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hiding in DaTaxMan's house (you wont find me, Tax!) HINT* Look in the wine cellar Posts: 483	Kudos, Dr_zeus! I am finding a lot of information on this topic Beowulf! __________________ FACTS OF THIS 4-MONTH QUARTER The animal most often hallucinated by someone experiencing drug or alcohol withdrawls is a black or grey dog Most people put on their left sock first.

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27-02-2002	#2 (permalink)
damiandimitri CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: netherlands Posts: 3,535	You mean like they do for ....forgot the name...that alien search programm...were they use computers on the whole world for calculations..... Hmm i don't know any programm who can do that with standard software. Would be nice to use with dvdx.....or perhaps...Medal of Honour and other games..lol Perhaps sell both computers and buy a dual processor equiped motherboard

27-02-2002	#3 (permalink)
SirDavidGuy CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,467	The program is called SETI@HOME, btw. I know there are some programming infrastructures to do this. So the answer would probably be yes, but......... You would have to write your own program to do this, and from my own experience, programming for ethernet is like shooting a fish with a net, in that neither the programming nor the fish make any logical sense.

28-02-2002	#4 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,662	I think perhaps the point here is that it is done all the time by big corporations for research when needing the number crunching ability, but for us home users, it's probably not worth the effort, unless you have lots of time on your hands with nothing better to do. Maybe that should be in windows 2004, distibuted computing across a LAN. Maybe you could norton utilites up about that. I have a 486 with 8MB ram sitting in the corner gathering dust, maybe it can help get me an extra 2FPS in Quake3-UT2!

28-02-2002	#5 (permalink)
dr_zeus New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: USA Posts: 18	This is possible in Linux with specially designed cluster code. It is called a Beowulf cluster. It does require specific code and applications, so it is not a generic solution. If you do want to cluster computers together, do a search on "Beowulf cluster" and you will get lots of info.