Re: Network Question

[Chris Albertson <chrisalbertson90278@yahoo.com>]

While what Cary describes below is in a way
"running a program on another computer"  It is not
quite what I think Tom wants.  What Cary has
describbed is actually using one computer as
a file server.  The program resides on the
remote computer's disk but _runs_ on the local
computer's CPU.  In this case the remote computer
is only exporting some storage device or maybe
a printer.

What I think Tom is asking for is the ability
to _run_ a program on the CPU of some other computer
that is on his home network and have the user
interface send back to his local display/keyboard
and mouse.  This is routine in the UNIX world
for the last 20 years but with a Windows PC
requires extra software.



There are a number of software packages that will
let you run a program on the remote comptuer and
pipe the GUI back.  "vnc" is one that is free and
"PC Anywhere" is a decent comercial package.
Both of these do but a rather heavy load on the
remote PC.  If the program to be run has no
graphical interface then a telnet server could be
installed on the remote PC.

Other not-general purpose options would include
setting up a web server on the remote PC and
running your program as a "CGI Script" via a
web interface.  

--- Cary Chleborad <bennu@ns.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Tom Droege wrote:
> > 
> > OK, for reasons beyond my control, I am being dragged kicking and
> screaming
> > into the 21st century.
> > 
> > I have now connected two computers to a network.  Windows 98, 10
> MByte
> > network cards.  Standard Microsoft software.
> > 
> > Can I (from Computer B) start a program on Computer A?  OK, I know
> I cannot
> > run it in a terminal window on B, but I should be able to start a
> program
> > on A that runs on A from B.  How do I do it?
> > 
> 
> 
> Windows is wonderful! (sorry all you LINUX types - but it's the
> truth)
> 
> Double click on the Network Neighborhood Icon on your desktop.  A
> window
> will open up showing a list of the other computers on the network.
> 
> Double click on the computer that interests you.  Another window will
> open up that shows that computer's shared drives.
> 
> Double click on the drive ("c" drive for instance) and a window
> containing the drive contents will open.  Navigate your way to the
> appropriate directory and double click on the program you wish to run
> -
> MAGIC!
> 
> 
> What's a shared drive?  In order for you computers contents to be
> made
> available on the network, you first have to share the drive(s).  To
> do
> this, double click on the "my computer" icon on  your desktop.  A
> window
> will open showing the hard drives, floppy , cd rom etc.  Next, right
> click on the drive you want to share.  Select the "sharing" option
> from
> the pop up window.  The rest should be pretty obvious.
> 
> -Cary
> 


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