10/100 ethernet

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I wonder if any of the group know of any freeware that can be used on a
local area network, preferably at the 100mb speed. Application is hopefully
not too difficult. I am looking at using an existing network and hanging a
couple of extra nodes off it. One of the existing computers will be
collecting information that I would like to be displayed on the screens of
the extra nodes. At this time it will consist of 2 rows of 4 digits.(Very
large for easy reading from a distance)
Question
a) Do the nodes of the network have to have the same operating systems?
b) If not how small an operating system could be used - (suitable for
embedded unit with no drives?)

TIA
Col
 
Col said:
I wonder if any of the group know of any freeware that can be used on a
local area network, preferably at the 100mb speed.
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I assume you are using some flavor of Windows. Windows Networking would
be the easiest (and cheapest) way to go.
Application is hopefully
not too difficult. I am looking at using an existing network and hanging a
couple of extra nodes off it.
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Should not be a problem. I've been there, done that.
One of the existing computers will be
collecting information that I would like to be displayed on the screens of
the extra nodes. At this time it will consist of 2 rows of 4 digits.(Very
large for easy reading from a distance)
Question
a) Do the nodes of the network have to have the same operating systems?
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Well, if you are using Windows on the Server, it would be much easier to
use Windows on the nodes. As for version compatibility--not a serious
problem. I had a small 3 station network on which the server and one
node used Win98SE, and the other node used Win98FE.
b) If not how small an operating system could be used - (suitable for
embedded unit with no drives?)
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You might want to look up WinLite. I used it on a test bed network
setup, and had no problems with application functionality.
TIA
Col
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I wonder if any of the group know of any freeware that can be used on a
local area network, preferably at the 100mb speed. Application is hopefully
not too difficult. I am looking at using an existing network and hanging a
couple of extra nodes off it. One of the existing computers will be
collecting information that I would like to be displayed on the screens of
the extra nodes. At this time it will consist of 2 rows of 4 digits.(Very
large for easy reading from a distance)
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I could write this program for you. I'd use winsock, visual c. The data
collector/server would send out a UDP broadcast on a certain port number....
the clients would listen on that port and display the data from any received
packet......
 
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