[mpich-discuss] question

[jayesh at mcs.anl.gov]

Hi,
 Make sure that you can ping from one computer to the other (i.e., TCP/IP routing tables are setup correctly) before proceeding with running your MPI job across the machines. Look at the microsoft website for information on how to setup a local intranet (eg: For Windows XP : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813936).
 Meanwhile, what do you mean by "two computers would work as one in processing and memory power" (If you install MPICH2 and write scalable, efficient MPI programs, the programs should be able to use the processing power and memory of both the machines) ?

Regards,
Jayesh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe C" <thejcbejcrew at gmail.com>
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:07:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] question

If I instal ethernet cards into the two computers run an ethernet
cable between the two, instal the MPICH2 software on both computers,
and then create a direct connection network between the two, using
control panel(having one computer the host and the other the guest),
then the two computers would work as one in processing and memory
power?

Thanks again,
Bernie

On 6/14/10, Rob Ross <rross at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> Yeah you could use PPP or SLIP or something over the link, but
> Ethernet would be much easier to deal with, unless you're just wanting
> to do a retro communication project.
>
> Rob
>
> On Jun 14, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Nicolas Rosner wrote:
>
>> I think you'd need at least, say, a tcp/ip stack on top of the
>> serial wire.
>>
>> May I ask why a serial link instead of, say, Ethernet?
>>
>> hth,
>> N.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Joe C <thejcbejcrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I was wondering, if I were to connect two computers together with a
>>> cable between the serial ports on the two computers and instal the
>>> MPICH2 software on them would the two computers act as one in
>>> processing and memory?
>>>
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> Bernie Socha
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