Author: Shaun Brewer
Date: 10:00:44 07/07/99
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On July 07, 1999 at 10:26:08, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On July 07, 1999 at 07:51:51, Shaun Brewer wrote: > >> >>Crafty v Crafty on two machines connected via a lan - can someone point me in >>the direction of any information that will allow me to do this. >> >>Thanks again Shaun > > >winboard/xboard will do this perfectly... it is how I test. > >look at the -fh -sh options (first host/second host.) You can >actually run xboard on machine A, and Crafty (or any other xboard >compatible program of which there are many) on machines B and C if >you want.. so you can watch on your machine without having it loaded >down with a chess engine running... Thanks for this info however I now have more questions, sorry I have only ever used the basics in winboard. 1. from the WinBoard Help: " /fh or /firstHost host /sh or /secondHost host Hosts on which the chess engines are to run. The default for each is "localhost". If you specify another host, WinBoard uses rsh to run the chess program there." Can/should I substitute host for the IP address I have allocated for the machine or perhaps the Windows Identification Computer Name? 2. Should crafty or other xboard compatible program be present on the host machine? again from the WinBorad Help: "The dir argument is ignored if the chess engine is being run on a remote machine (see firstHost and secondHost below)." How do I tell Winboard where the programs are located? Sorry if I am missing something obvious. 3. Lastly do I have to worry about the /rsh or /remoteShell shellname options I will used Windows95 or NT whichever is easier on the host machine. Thanks again Shaun
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