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FYI

An important issue for me: Using on database within your home network and still put data in that database from two computers: is it possible with PT3!
Answer: Yes; I managed to do that.

Q for support: Can you use your the same license PT3 use on different computers (say 2 or 3) for your own use?



If you need to know how to configure ... ask.

The PT3 license will be similar to the current PT and PA Hud licenses. You'll be allowed to use PT3 on any two computers that you own.

Great!

Looking forward to the test HUD integration. With PT2/HUD was this two PC/one DB a hell of a job ...

ok, since i have pt3 on 2 computers, how do i tell it that theres a database on one? so the other can just read it...or whatever, lol

When you add the database into the other computer, you will need to enter the IP address for the other computer, in the host field.

Best regards,

Derek

Situation

Compter 1: PT3 & Postgres Database; make sure that Computer 1 has a static IP adress.
Computer 2 (laptop?) only PT3

Step one:

You need to say to postgres that users from other computers can log in:

On Compter 1 add a line in pg_hba.conf file
like this

[i0g0]host all all 192.168.2.3 255.255.255.255 [/i0g0] trust
{where 192.168.2.3 is the ip adress of the laptop}.

If your using DHCP and you do not know the exact IP of the laptop the line will look like this

[i0g0]host all all 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.[/i0g0]0 trust
{where 192.168.2.0 is your network ...}

Step 2:

Then change the line in the postgressql.conf
[i0g0]listen_addresses = 'localhost' into listen_addresses = '*' [/i0g0]

Go to services on computer 1 and restart the PostgresSQL service

Step 3:

Go to the firewall confuration on computer 1 and make an execption for port 5432 (if it is not there) for the internal network.

Step 4:
Then start on computer 2 PT3 and give in the IP adress of Computer one where localhost is displayed; the DB on Computer 1 should be found ...

I assume it is still possible to import hands while playing on computer 2 (the one without postgresql)?
How will this affect CPU and HDD usage?

[quote="JThomsen"id9]I assume it is still possible to import hands while playing on computer 2 (the one without postgresql)?
How will this affect CPU and HDD usage?[/quoteid9]

It will lower both cpu and HDD usage on the non-PostgreSQL machine and increase it on the PostgreSQL machine. It is a good way to spread the load across two separate computers.

-Derek

I just wanted to say thank you for the information in this post. Very ingenious and helpful! Great Job!

Here's an issue I'm seeing: I've got a Linux workstation running Postgres and hosting my PT database; I'm still on PT2, running it under wine on the Linux box, and WinXP on the laptop; if PT is running on the Linux box when I fire it up on the laptop, the copy on the laptop just hangs (hourglass cursor) and the only way to release it is through Task Manager. If I start it on the laptop first, then on the Linux box, no issue.

Any ideas? It's not a huge deal, I just sometimes have to walk ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE HOUSE to shut down PT on the workstation when I'm going to play on the laptop.