[Xorp-users] request for info from a dummy newbie..(IP multicast on a Windows XP machines)
Adam Greenhalgh
a.greenhalgh at cs.ucl.ac.uk
Mon Apr 26 05:25:08 PDT 2010
Hi,
I am not sure xorp is what you want for this at all, as Xorp is a
router software stack and not an end system file transfer utility.
Adam
On 26 April 2010 13:13, 62mkv <62mkv at mail.ru> wrote:
> Hello Xorp-users,
>
> (I have not notices FAQ on www.xorp.org, so I decided to write here)
>
> I have a problem - every week (actually, several times a week)
> I need to deploy a ~50 Gb set of binary data files from one Windows XP workstation
> to 8 others as soon as possible.
>
> now I use a NetBIOS file sharing, and a cascade scheme (1->2; then
> 1->3 and 2->4; then 1->5; 2->6; 3->7 and 4->8)
>
> this scheme still takes three times more time, than is actually
> necessary, if I could make it in a single operation.
>
> please, anyone, tell me:
> 1) is it possible to realize an IP-multicast-based reliable
> simultaneous file data transfer from a single PC to N others (having
> them all Windows XP SP3 for example)
> 2) which hardware and software requirements exist for this purpose
> 3) is there's already a HOWTO-guide, highlighting this (or closely
> related) approach, please help with an URL of it.
>
> TiA !
>
> Best wishes, 62mkv
>
> mailto: 62mkv at mail.ru
>
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