I\'m sure there are many out there that are more litterate than I in computers and their hardware and software,(thats a definite given.)
my question is I am currently running seti and cpdn on my system that is sharing a already loaded wireless network and am contemplating on purchaseing a second tower with a decent cpu but with limited hardrive to do nothing but crunch numbers for cpdn as I have aquired a desire to learn and assist in climate predicton, but am completely lost as to how to connect a second tower to mine ( and yes I did say computer illiterate I am .)
Any technical advice as to equipment and methods for intergrating software would be appreaciated.
Also with the limited time spent reading these postings I have seen reference to a deadline in 2006 , What is this in regards to.( a discontinuation of this prodject or what.)

Starting with the simple part.
Deadline in 2006 is when the one year allocated processing time for someone's model expires.
The present experiment is 1. Experiment 2 is expected to start in 2006, and experiment 3 is not even being talked about yet.

Now for the hard part.
The second computer could be connected as a LAN (Local Area Network), with your present computer. There is info on doing this, both hard wired and wireless, in the XP help files. (Control panel; Network and Internet connections.)
This would let you share one printer and 'net connection with both machines.

As for setting up a new user ID, just go through the same process as before, but use the already emailed info.

Ask again if you need more info. There's always someone around to help.

The easiest way is to use a 'switch' or 'router'. Since you said you are on a wireless network, allyou have to do is get another wireless card, put it in the new computer, install BOINC as you normally would.

Attach to CPDN the way you did for the first comptuer using the e-mail information you already have.

If this is not enough, describe in words, take as many as you need to describe all the parts and what you know. At the moment I am still in the dark, what type of connection what type of box, what you are going to get ... etc.

Tell us more and we can help you more.
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If you were doing this I would run Linux on the box as it gets through CPDN much much faster than Windows in my experience.
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From what I read in the first post you have an "already loaded wireless network". Most wireless routers are set up so you can also have 2 to 4 systems connected up with wire. If the new system will be in the same room as the router this may take care of the over loaded witeless system. With the network card being built on most motherboards you are all set for that networking on the computer.

But with only CPDN runnng it would not access the network that much to put very much more strain on the wireless network.
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