Using library's computers + USB stick?

[zhongguohua88]

Since my budget is quite limited at the moment I might have to wait before getting a computer that can 5 box well. My college's library has many computers but they only have 2 GB of RAM so I was thinking of installing WoW, Input Director and ISBoxer on a USB stick and then broadcast it to 2-3 computers. What would be the best way to do that? It is not possible to install any program on these computers but I can copy/paste folders.

[Sajuuk]

That's a great way to get in some serious trouble with the library/network administrator.

[Svpernova09]

Most libraries have restrictions in place that you wouldn't be able to do this, or they may have rules against gaming on PCs there.

[zhongguohua88]

Most libraries have restrictions in place that you wouldn't be able to do this, or they may have rules against gaming on PCs there.

I see people playing Warcraft 3 on these every day and they all use a USB stick. The staff doesn't care. The only problem I have is to make multiboxing work.

[Fursphere]

People - take notice that he's in Hong Kong. Check your USA mentality at the door.

Try Mojo (find it in the software forum). It'll auto-discover other "mojos" on the network.

[Aenar]

I think the first step is to verify you can run a single launching of WoW. Warcraft 3 has a lot of mods/cracks that can help it run without installing onto the PC or editing the OS registry. I haven't heard of WoW running solely off a USB drive (doesn't mean its not possible, just haven't seen any topics on it).

[Fursphere]

WoW requires not registry edits or special installed files. Just copy and go.

A USB drive might be horribly slow though.

[Starbuck_Jones]

WOW will run just fine from your USB stick/drive. You dont need to install it or anything, its self contained. Ive played WOW on work computers and lab computers that were set up with out admin rights or install rights etc.

[daviddoran]

I think he's gotten wow to run, but getting boxing to run is his issue. I think he needs a multiboxing program that will work when run from either a USB drive, or from a folder on a drive, because he is unable to run an installer. As far as I know all the boxing solutions commonly used require something to be installed first.

[Svpernova09]

I think he's gotten wow to run, but getting boxing to run is his issue. I think he needs a multiboxing program that will work when run from either a USB drive, or from a folder on a drive, because he is unable to run an installer. As far as I know all the boxing solutions commonly used require something to be installed first.


I've done some pretty crazy things (Moving, renaming, changing drives) with my innerspace folder and never had an issue.

[HPAVC]

Haha, library ... dude ... seriously I feel like we all need to hit a campus and box some 40mans. One dude and two labs of computers with HKN ... now there is a promo image.

[zhongguohua88]

I think he's gotten wow to run, but getting boxing to run is his issue. I think he needs a multiboxing program that will work when run from either a USB drive, or from a folder on a drive, because he is unable to run an installer. As far as I know all the boxing solutions commonly used require something to be installed first.

This is exactly my problem. I now managed to run Mojo from my flash drive but the firewall is preventing it from communicating with the other machines :(

[Freddie]

This is exactly my problem. I now managed to run Mojo from my flash drive but the firewall is preventing it from communicating with the other machines :(
Mojo doesn't require installation but it communicates with TCP sockets and broadcasts UDP datagrams. One or both things are making the firewall pop up.

Maybe you can find a program that communicates in a different way that can slip past the computers' defenses.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

[edit] Dangit. Day late and a dollar short. :P

[Freddie]

I just realized you may be able to do this with HotkeyNet although it might be tricky to set up because you'll need to use a home PC as a server.

1. Run a copy of HotkeyNet on a home computer. Set the copy to be a server. It will be a server exactly like a web server. Make sure your home PC's firewall and network hardware are configured to allow this. This is the tricky part.

2. Run copies of HotkeyNet on the library computers. Set them to be clients. On Connection Settings, where it asks for the server's IP address, enter your home PC's IP address. It has to be the external address (the one that is seen by the outside world, not the one that the home PC sees behind its network hardware.)

3. Load HotkeyNet scripts on whichever computer(s) you're typing on. With HotkeyNet, client/server has nothing to do with scripts. You load scripts and press hotkeys on the computer(s) that you type on regardless of whether they are clients or servers.

Edit: It might be easiest to set this up for the first time with a friend over the phone. One of you at the library and the other one at home.

[zhongguohua88]

I just realized you may be able to do this with HotkeyNet although it might be tricky to set up because you'll need to use a home PC as a server.

1. Run a copy of HotkeyNet on a home computer. Set the copy to be a server. It will be a server exactly like a web server. Make sure your home PC's firewall and network hardware are configured to allow this. This is the tricky part.

2. Run copies of HotkeyNet on the library computers. Set them to be clients. On Connection Settings, where it asks for the server's IP address, enter your home PC's IP address. It has to be the external address (the one that is seen by the outside world, not the one that the home PC sees behind its network hardware.)

3. Load HotkeyNet scripts on whichever computer(s) you're typing on. With HotkeyNet, client/server has nothing to do with scripts. You load scripts and press hotkeys on the computer(s) that you type on regardless of whether they are clients or servers.

Edit: It might be easiest to set this up for the first time with a friend over the phone. One of you at the library and the other one at home.

Thanks! My home computer is actually a laptop so I can bring it with my and setup everything while I'm there.

[Freddie]

Thanks! My home computer is actually a laptop so I can bring it with my and setup everything while I'm there.
Okay, but keep in mind, your laptop is going to be a server. If the laptop is connected to your college network, I don't know if the network will allow it to be a server.

I don't know anything about network administration but there are lots of people here who do. Maybe they can help out here.