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Installing dnet on windows, for a Mac person...
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I want to install dnet on a few old PC's running windows, but I want it to run completely invisibly, like it does on my Macs now. I have no idea how to accomplish this task! Do any of you guys know how? I don't know a think about windows really, I'm lucky :-D
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Run it wil the screensaver multiplexor. It will only run when the screensavers is acctive, but there is no trace of it, it simply looks like screen is dimmed. About running it full time, I don't know.
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<JustinHoMi>
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A much better alternative to running as a screen saver is to run it as a service. You can do this with win95, 98, me, 2k, nt, xp, all of em. (well i'm assuming xp too).
If you go into dos, you can type dnetc.exe --service I THINK.
Try typing dnetc.exe /? or possibly dnetc.exe --help to see a list of all the commands.
SOrry for vague answers, I switched my pc over to linux so it's been a bit since I've run the windows client. There is a systray monitor that will give you some feedback i belivee. Search yahoo.
Justin
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I've just completed installing the dnetc client on a few non-critical Win2K/NT4.0 PC's here at work doing the following (instructions initially provided by Scott):
Install the application (application only). If you want to make it as invisible as possible, don't install any shortcuts in the Start menu, etc.
When prompted, run the -config and set up all the settings necessary (Team Macnn proxy, RC5 priority, and logging otherwise you won't see anything happening!). However, don't start the client working yet.
Once you've finished configuration and closed the installer window, open a command line window (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate your way to the distributed.net directory.
1) Type 'dnetc -install'; you'll get a confirmation that client was installed as a service.
2) Open up Services in Control Panel and check that the 'distributed.net client' is set for Automatic; click on Start if the service isn't running yet.
3) Make your way to the Program Files/distributed.net folder and check the log file to make sure your client is up and running (may take a few minutes)
Good luck.
For the record, both a Celeron 533 and a Pentium III 500 crank out roughly the same rate (1.5 Mkeys/sec) versus my 'lowly' G4/400 which is doing roughly 3.4 Mkeys/sec)... I'm actually surprised that the P3 isn't doing much better but I guess it's in the way the calcuations are being done!
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cool i'll have to print that out and see if it works... then start infecting :-X oops i mean installing on some computers at work
:-D just kidding!
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not directly on topic, but i just installed dnet onto a floppy disk to use with my new work computer. i'm not logged in as admin, and i'd rather not get too fancy with it, but crunchin's crunchin. p3/846 or something like that, averaging around 2.3Mkeys. nothing like a G4, but it's sure a step up for me.
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Help find a cure for Malaria: crunch D2OL for Team Macnn.
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