Opening WoW over network

[Blackfire553]

So i set my computer up for sharing on the drive, but it didnt automatically apply it to subfolders so i set it for everything down into my WoW directory so it is D:/proggy files/WoW/(subfolders) all shared, and then when i try to access it on the laptop it finds my computer but when i try to expand the list it just shows nothing.

Any ideas?

[Svpernova09]

You're trying to run WoW on your laptop, but the WoW folder is on a different computer?


Do not do this, if it even loads / runs its going to be amazingly lagtastic.

[stealthy45]

Do not do this, if it even loads / runs its going to be amazingly lagtastic.
Agreed.
Trying to load every file WoW needs (see: multiple gigs) over a home network is asking for pain.
I suppose that if masochism is your thing, it'll be fine.

[zanthor]

I've actually done this without a noticable amount of problem... loads slow, zones slow...

Of course I have the whole house wired with gigabit... your average home network is going to be 10x slower. (Literally 100mb) if not worse (Wireless @ 54mb or 11mb).

[Svpernova09]

I've actually done this without a noticable amount of problem... loads slow, zones slow...

Of course I have the whole house wired with gigabit... your average home network is going to be 10x slower. (Literally 100mb) if not worse (Wireless @ 54mb or 11mb).



rofl, what was the problem where running WoW over (even gigabit) was the answer?

[Tynk]

here's a thought, slightly painfull and maybe over complicated, but could you symbolically link the wtf folders over the network?
This way with 5 computers, you could log your characters in on any system and always have the correct UI settings?
It's one thing the really frustrates me as I log any of my characters on my center screen when I am solo boxing but it always takes a bit to get them set up again if I make changes on their "home" computer.

So instead of running the entire WoW off the network, you are only running the addons and the WTF folders.
hmm, I might have to investigate this.

[stealthy45]

So instead of running the entire WoW off the network, you are only running the addons and the WTF folders.
hmm, I might have to investigate this.
This would not only work, but is a pretty good idea. Give it a try.

[Tynk]

well, I started digging into this, it appears as though I have hit a snag. Everything I am reading says that junctions can not be used beyong local drives and symlinks only function over networked rives for windows vista.

Note that Windows does not support junctions to directories on remote shares. ('http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx')
However, the functionality enabling cross-host symbolic links requires that the remote system also support them, which effectively limits their support to Windows Vista and later Windows operating systems. ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link') So, I have a problem, since I am running Windows XP system, if I want to (and I really really do) test and use this set up, I will need to find a new operating system. :/