Also, The unicast install (rsync) can be the "default", and a little checkbox could be added that says "use multicast". The only difference would be the setting in dhcpd.conf (option option-143 "9000";
This entry could always be installed commented out, and have the docs tell the user to uncomment it to enable multicast. -Brian Thus spake dann frazier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 06:02:47PM -0500, Jeremy Enos wrote: > > >the rsync method is much more likely to work out of the box w/o any tuning. > > >i'd be surprised to see a majority of installations where the multicast > > >settings we have today works out of the box - it doesn't in my test network > > >here, for example. getting to that point will take some iterating. > > > > > >i always thought of oscar as trading off performance for ease of setup & > > >use. > > >if that's the case, then i think rsync should remain the default for now. > > > > Ah.. didn't realize the multicast was that much of a hit or miss situation > > right now. > > i wouldn't say that - just that it needs customization for a given network. > > > I'm still curious to see what devel testing would yield. In > > any case, we should be providing the option to TRY it with multicast w/o > > leaving the wizard. > > Also- There's no reason OSCAR needs to be a trade-off in performance with > > regard to most components. I understand there are exceptions of > > course. But if anything, OSCAR typically provides an enhancement to > > performance, scalability, etc. "Best known practices" is the term > > advertised, and also employed whenever possible. > > > > Anyway... I assume it's possible to provide a tool which toggles SIS > > between multicast and standard rsync? Given that, putting an option in the > > wizard will be trivial. > > thx- > > both can be active on at the same time. > > -- > --------------------------- > dann frazier > Hewlett-Packard > Linux and Open Source Lab > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (970) 898-0800 > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel -- --------------------------------------------------------- Brian Elliott Finley Phone: 630.803.8183 GPG: 3FF8 D096 0E0C D3F3 29B7 6518 D20B 1931 10F8 EE52 --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
