Linking Computers [Archive]

BoyBetterKnow

13-08-2009, 01:12 PM

Right, I'm a bit of a computer noob when it comes to the hardware.

Basically, I have a piece of rubbish Dell PC which is on like 512MB of ram and worst processor than my current PC.

It's sitting next to my main PC and I wondered if there would be any way to connect my current PC to my Dell PC and use the Dell PC as storage.

Can this be achieved with ethernet?

+Rep to anything that helps me ;)

Rapidshare

13-08-2009, 01:34 PM

x2

I would also like to know how can this work please :).

Edit: i been researching, it seems you can do it and it's called 'cluster' two computers together..

no idea tho lol

BoyBetterKnow

13-08-2009, 01:38 PM

x2

I would also like to know how can this work please :).

Edit: i been researching, it seems you can do it and it's called 'cluster' two computers together..

no idea tho lol

I kinda hope I can plug in an ethernet and run some sort of network software.

Rapidshare

13-08-2009, 01:40 PM

Hopefully aha, It seems like you can connect many PC's together...

Hopefully someone will come along

StefanWolves

13-08-2009, 01:42 PM

I would like to see if this would work to... :)

You're talking of like a basic home file server, yes?

Rapidshare

13-08-2009, 01:44 PM

Can i also ask you all if what OS you all got on your current and wanna use pcs?

StefanWolves

13-08-2009, 01:55 PM

I'm running WinXP and will be running Win7 soon, If I were to make a file server I'd run Ubuntu on it probably, or some sort of LinuxOS.

Rapidshare

13-08-2009, 02:00 PM

Ye, the current PC needs to be a srever or some kind, I actully cba trying it out, i gotta go out now, and i see if i can be bothered to do it when i come back in lols.

Seems tricky seeing you need to be on a domain system for claster to work.. :/

Pyroka

13-08-2009, 02:03 PM

BoyBetterKnow

13-08-2009, 02:14 PM

Wouldnt it be good just getting DC++ (its a program) and connect them both up to one router? That might work, speeds wont be blistering but I'm sure it'd work? Try it out, me and my mates connect like 8 computers to one hub and use that to download eachothers movies and music.

(Y)

http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/

Well I do have a cable that was used for my xbox coming from the router which I could use.

But I want it to be like a external hd, is that possible?

both on xp btw

MrRem

13-08-2009, 02:15 PM

You can do this but you would be better to mount the Hardrive in the Desktop.
Use Laplink gold or a network conenction and map the dell laptop as a network drive.

Colin-Roberts

13-08-2009, 03:32 PM

wireless? and share folders.. or router and share folders, if you put linux on it , you could install webmin or something and use it as a server

BoyBetterKnow

13-08-2009, 04:58 PM

wireless? and share folders.. or router and share folders, if you put linux on it , you could install webmin or something and use it as a server

Okay but say for instance I was playing music could I have my Windows Media Player playing from the folder on the other PC with my music in.

Sunny.

13-08-2009, 05:30 PM

Okay but say for instance I was playing music could I have my Windows Media Player playing from the folder on the other PC with my music in.

That is possible if your connected to the same router. Ive done it before on my laptop and on my ps3 too

BoyBetterKnow

13-08-2009, 06:16 PM

That is possible if your connected to the same router. Ive done it before on my laptop and on my ps3 too

Okay, we've clarified it's possible...

InfusionHosting

14-08-2009, 12:16 AM

Okay but say for instance I was playing music could I have my Windows Media Player playing from the folder on the other PC with my music in.

Yes, however this will not be possible until the release of Windows 7.. it has the facilities to create a home group of each computer and save data to and from the networked PC.

I downloaded 300GB via windows 7 from my XP machine. Download speeds were about 5.9MB as it is networked.

Flisker

14-08-2009, 01:08 AM

Yes, however this will not be possible until the release of Windows 7.. it has the facilities to create a home group of each computer and save data to and from the networked PC.

I downloaded 300GB via windows 7 from my XP machine. Download speeds were about 5.9MB as it is networked.
5.9MB/s ? That's pretty slow, is your XP machine IDE? Normally when I'm transferring files from one pc to another over a 100Mbit link it goes a lot faster :S

BoyBetterKnow

14-08-2009, 10:34 AM

I'm using a usb atm :|

InfusionHosting

15-08-2009, 12:07 AM

5.9MB/s ? That's pretty slow, is your XP machine IDE? Normally when I'm transferring files from one pc to another over a 100Mbit link it goes a lot faster :S

Well considering wireless to wired would cause that...

My computer is not that old :D IDE is in the 1990s... OOhhh I remember the old Dell Dimension Intel Pentium II processor with 256MB ram running Windows 98... Aha. G'd old days.

Flisker

15-08-2009, 02:01 AM

Well considering wireless to wired would cause that...

My computer is not that old :D IDE is in the 1990s... OOhhh I remember the old Dell Dimension Intel Pentium II processor with 256MB ram running Windows 98... Aha. G'd old days.
Ah wireless to wired, sorry I presumed it was wired to wired.

HotelUser

15-08-2009, 03:12 AM

As far as making the experience feel like you're using just one computer, you can network share folders, and then install Synergy. It lets you you one mouse and keyboard plugged into one computer to control all the computers you want. It's great, and cross-platform.