[AG-TECH] RE: Python/Windows Beacon for testing

[Ivan R. Judson]

I see a lot 6 nodes on this server. do you not see them?

--Ivan 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Wefel [mailto:pwefel at ncsa.uiuc.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:39 AM
> To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> Cc: 'Cindy Sievers'; jackie Kern; <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
> Subject: Re: Python/Windows Beacon for testing
> 
> Cool.  I'm impressed that you wrote a new client in python.  
> Pretty darn neat.
> 
> On a fresh windows xp install this is what I had to do:
> Install active python
> (www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePython)
> Install the beacon client
> Copy MSVCR71.dll into my c:\windows\system32 folder.  It was 
> hanging out in a temp folder in c:\windows???
> disable the @#$!$ windows firewall.
> edit the c:\python23\scripts\beacon.ini file to your tastes.
> I changed the multicast group to 233.4.200.20 and the server 
> to scg04-beacon.ncsa.uiuc.edu
> 
> Run theRTPbeacon
> 
> In task manager I see a pythonw.exe running.
> However, I don't see the client on the server (they are on the same
> switch)
> I'm still looking into it.
> 
> -paul
> 
> 
> On Oct 19, 2004, at 11:30 PM, Ivan R. Judson wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've gotten a python/windows beacon that is ready for 
> testing. you can 
> > get it from:
> >
> > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~judson/common-1.0.win32-py2.3.exe
> >
> > This will install a python module and a single program under Program
> > Files->All Programs->RTPBeacon, RTPBeacon.
> >
> > If you run this you should appear on the standard latest 
> beacon server.
> >
> > There is no mechanism to kill the beacon yet. This is testing after 
> > all :-).
> >
> > Please send me feedback if you have any issues or problems.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Ivan
> >
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