Paul Francis opened this issue on Jun 06, 2009 · 9 posts
Paul Francis posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 3:45 PM
Hi Folks;
Has anyone managed to get P7 or Pro to share a runtime over a network? I've got P7 on my 2Gb XP machine and Pro on my 8Gb Vista machine....tried to get them both to share a single runtime (hosted on the Vista machine) over the network I've got, but they both just crash out. They both run off a local copy of the same Runtime, so I know the problem isn't with the Runtime itself.
It's bugging me because I have to make any changes to the Runtime twice!
My
self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD,
Asus P5Q
Pro MB, Quad
6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full
tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb,
Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD,
2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown
man really
needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one,
yet.....!
My
Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and
Borderlands......"Catch a
r--i---d-----e-----!"
Khai-J-Bach posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 3:54 PM
map the network share as a drive. say Z: then link it.
it's slow, but it works.
infinity10 posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 8:13 PM
Yes, can be done, and confirm - slow...
Eternal Hobbyist
markschum posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 8:19 PM
what local network have you got ? file sharing over 100 mps ethernet using windows file sharing should be pretty quick.
Khai-J-Bach posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 8:50 PM
100mbs Cat5.
and for some reason, poser reads slow. shrug
ShawnMcCarthy posted Sat, 06 June 2009 at 11:14 PM
You would be better off getting an external USB drive
480 Mb/s (max) vs 100 Mb/s (max)
Shawn
McCarthy
www.defyallchallenges.com
svdl posted Sun, 07 June 2009 at 10:21 AM
Another thing: Vista + network = SLOW.
I've tried Vista64, with service packs, over a Gbit network.
Connections between XP32 workstations and XP64 workstations and 2003/2008 server are fast, transfer rates around 600 Mbit/sec (which neatly fits with the maximum write speed of my harddisks). Connections to and from the Vista64 machine were limited to less than 50 Mbit/sec.
Haven't tested WIndows 7 over the network yet. First impressions were good, the system felt responsive over the network, but I haven't done any measurements.
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AntoniaTiger posted Sun, 07 June 2009 at 10:46 AM
Apparently, Microsoft changed the API for Windows networking and filesharing when they brought out Vista. Based on the queries I see on Linux boards, about recent NAS hardware, I wonder if a network share is currently a wise choice. I suspect poor compatibilty.
(My linux netbook works fine with a pre-Vista Windows box offering file shares, less well with an current-model NAS drive.)
USB isn't brilliant, you can't get anything like full bus speed out of a hard drive, but it works.
Right now, after my experience of Windows file sharing, I'd be inclined toward running two local drives, external USB if need be, with a utility to keep them synchronised over the network. Bonus, you have some protection against drive failure--it isn't a formal backup or RAID solution but it's a better chance. And an external drive might be a better backup than messing around with stacks of DVDs.
svdl posted Sun, 07 June 2009 at 10:55 AM
Utility to keep the folders synchronized over the network: ROBOCOPY /MIR.
Robocopy is like xcopy on steroids. It's part of the Windows Resource Kit Toolbox (rktools), free download from Microsoft.
One of the nicest things about Robocopy is that it is FAST! Easily 10% faster than xcopy, and 30% faster than Windows Explorer. Written by Marc Russinovich, the guy that knows more about WIndows than Microsoft itsef.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter