policies on multiple computers behind one IP address
Anonymous
10 Feb 2005 19:42:42 UTC
Topic 12492
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> Should each distinct machine have a distinct Account Key? Is sharing the same
> IP address a problem for BOINC or Einstein@home?
At the moment the IP address is not a major key for BOINC. The hosts are identified by the the Host ID (created by the scheduler on first contact) and Account Key in combination.
You can have many hosts with the same Account Key behind one border IP address. This is a 'normal' configuration.
I believe internal the hosts will have dedicated IP addresses and you may possible find this on your hosts pages (only visible to you and the project).
policies on multiple computers behind one IP address
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> Should each distinct machine have a distinct Account Key?
No. In fact it's much easier to manage them (and to calculate a total credit :-) when they all run on the same account.
> Is sharing the same IP address a problem for BOINC or Einstein@home?
Sharing the same external IP address (Nat)? Nope. Not at all. I know of 200 machines probably using the same external IP. If yours would share the same local IP address, you would have many other problems (and probably couldn't write the question...) in your local network, so that shouldn't be the case.
I suggest to switch all machines to the same account (well, you have to detach from the project first if you have one already running on a different account) and give the other account keys to your friends. Form a team and have some fun!
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