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Transfer files between my main PC and Mame cabinet PC...
timsatari:
Hi all
What's the easiest way to connect (or indeed network) my main (connected to internet) and Mame PC so that I can transfer latest files etc... I'm not sure what's needed - at a guess, I've got a ADSL modem with additional free ports at the back for LAN cables. Does this mean that in effect, I could get a LAN card for my MAME Cabinet PC and newtwork via the modem??
Many thanks...
tim
Alpha17X:
Grab yourself a router, some extra ethernet cable with the little rj45 plugs and then hook it all up. plug your modem into the uplink port. and your desktop into port one and then the mame system in port2, if you have a cable modem, set your router to automatically detect all settings and then go through the power/cycle sequence. which is, (and it has to be done in THIS order) shut down the computer(s) unplug the power cord for the modem, from the back of the modem or the wall, then, unplug the power for the router, leave everything else connected. connect modem first, wait for the cable/sync light to go on solid. if you have a motorola surfboard modem, wait for the top4 lights to turn solid. once your modem is syncronized with your ISP, plug the router back in, wait for the router to show that its ready then turn your computer(s) back on. Once they're ready,set up some shared folders and password protect them so people off the internet can't get at them. then you can freely toss files from one comp to another. or you could set up a work group if you just want it from one comp to another.
Mr. Dude:
You could make it all wireless too by getting wireless ethernet cards and a wireless router. :)
Lilwolf:
search under sneakernet. A great low cost solution..
Not the fastest transfer protocol. And it has some protocol options (bi-direction (2 disks), round robin (3), duplexing (kid brother running one of the two disks).
someone did a funny study on the speed / accuracy of sneaker net a bit ago to compare it to other network protocols. It actually did pretty good :)
I have a very long network cable that I drag down the hall, down the stairs, and plug into the cabinet. So I get everything setup on one system, then copy whats changed at one time.
abrannan:
--- Quote from: Lilwolf on April 27, 2004, 08:22:10 am ---search under sneakernet. A great low cost solution..
Not the fastest transfer protocol. And it has some protocol options (bi-direction (2 disks), round robin (3), duplexing (kid brother running one of the two disks).
someone did a funny study on the speed / accuracy of sneaker net a bit ago to compare it to other network protocols. It actually did pretty good :)
I have a very long network cable that I drag down the hall, down the stairs, and plug into the cabinet. So I get everything setup on one system, then copy whats changed at one time.
--- End quote ---
Yeah throughput is incredible, but latency is your killer with sneakernet.
As someone once told me, "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes."
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