Distcc over crossover cable?

whiteskin · n00b Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 19

I have two machines... one fast one slow. Mine is the slow one. However for large chunks of time I have full acess to the fast one. The problem is that the fast one is a win box. So, here's what i'm thinking... Is it possible to use the distccKnoppix suggested here: (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=161280&highlight=distcc) and a crossover cable to do the majority of the computation on the quickbox saving the slow box the time and load? (I am without router though...)
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greml!n · Apprentice Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 159

Yes.

Without specific problems I can't be more help. But you should be able to setup a TCP/IP network over the crossover cable, then use distcc without any special configuration.

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20584

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