IronBits
10-02-2005, 03:17 AM
From BOINCWiki
This is a file that is located in the BOINC Directory on the Participant's Computer that allows, if present, one or more other computers to control the BOINC Daemon on this computer.
The computer to be monitored has to be enabled through the use of a file named "remote_hosts.cfg" in the BOINC Directory of the BOINC Client Software on the computer that will be monitored.
The file must be in plain text (use "Notepad" or other plain text editor to create the file).
The file must name the remote computer that will be allowed to access this computer's BOINC Daemon.
See the examples of the plain text file and the directory where one of these files is installed.
The computers that can contact and control the BOINC Daemon can be listed by IP Address or "Host Name". The IP Address will always work, where the "Host Name" will only work if your local name server is working.
Note:
If one of the systems using Microsoft Windows® does not seem to allow access via a name in the Remote Hosts File, create a "share" on that machine and see if that corrects the problem. Also, ports 1043 and 31416 must be open in any firewall.
An example file looks like:
EQ-2
192.168.1.100
192.168.1.101
192.168.1.102
192.168.1.103
192.168.1.104
192.168.1.105
192.168.1.106
192.168.1.107
192.168.1.109
192.168.1.109
With one computer being listed by name, the remainder by IP Address.
Note that each remote computer is listed on its own line, the file is plain text, and is named remote_hosts.cfg.
Note:
The BOINC Client Software has to be stopped and restarted for the configuration change to be detected. In other words, you have to stop and restart the BOINC Client Software after adding the file so that the Remote Hosts File is detected.
This is a file that is located in the BOINC Directory on the Participant's Computer that allows, if present, one or more other computers to control the BOINC Daemon on this computer.
The computer to be monitored has to be enabled through the use of a file named "remote_hosts.cfg" in the BOINC Directory of the BOINC Client Software on the computer that will be monitored.
The file must be in plain text (use "Notepad" or other plain text editor to create the file).
The file must name the remote computer that will be allowed to access this computer's BOINC Daemon.
See the examples of the plain text file and the directory where one of these files is installed.
The computers that can contact and control the BOINC Daemon can be listed by IP Address or "Host Name". The IP Address will always work, where the "Host Name" will only work if your local name server is working.
Note:
If one of the systems using Microsoft Windows® does not seem to allow access via a name in the Remote Hosts File, create a "share" on that machine and see if that corrects the problem. Also, ports 1043 and 31416 must be open in any firewall.
An example file looks like:
EQ-2
192.168.1.100
192.168.1.101
192.168.1.102
192.168.1.103
192.168.1.104
192.168.1.105
192.168.1.106
192.168.1.107
192.168.1.109
192.168.1.109
With one computer being listed by name, the remainder by IP Address.
Note that each remote computer is listed on its own line, the file is plain text, and is named remote_hosts.cfg.
Note:
The BOINC Client Software has to be stopped and restarted for the configuration change to be detected. In other words, you have to stop and restart the BOINC Client Software after adding the file so that the Remote Hosts File is detected.