Hello, I'm trying to put together a small system that does the
following: Imagine 3 different rooms, where some event (a lecture in
this case) has to start simultaneously, and last for exactly 20
minutes. Each room has a PC (and network). One of the PC's is the
master. When the people in the other two rooms are ready to start,
they send a message about this to the master PC by LV via the network.
(like a green led illuminating) When the operator of the master PC
sees that the others are ready to start, he starts the clock, which
counts down from 20 minutes. This clock is displayed on the other two
PC as well; so that everyone keeps track of the same time. When the
countdown is over, the master PC starts requesting whether the two
other PC's are ready to go for the next 20 minute session, and so on.
The clock itself isn't the problem, but I have no experience with
networking. How do I set up a server, how do I connect the clients,
etc.? (the IP's are dynamic; DHCP. can I target computernames
directly? should I use datasocket, TCP/IP, etc.?)
Thanks! (LV 7)
