On 16 Mar 2003, Dean Michael Berris wrote: .. > is it possible to use shared memory defined on one box from another? > i've considered using NFS, but is there a way wherein i can have two > computers operating independent of each other, and have one process on > one machine define a shared memory segment, then have another process on > another machine access it via the network?
Quick answer: No. What you're after is "NUMA" which is a highly specialized architecture. Although I think it is possible to have a shared-across-nodes shared memory segment using the PVM or MPI libraries (google for it). --- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
