You MUST install the Controller Application "ButterflyNet" first and configure it. Then install the Client Applications "ButterFlyNode". The Clients need to know which IP Address the Controller is to get its information from via TCPIP.



 

System Requirements:

Operating System: Windows98, WindowsME, WindowsNT4, Windows2000 or WindowsXP –

Clients: Intel, OSX, Linux RedHat 8/9/ FC3
CPU: Intel, AMD, (Alpha for the Client) (OSX and Linux for the Client)
CPU Speed: Pentium III 800mhz or better
RAM:  64 MB for Controller, ~5 MB for Client

A shared network directory that the Controller and Clients can access.
LightWave 3D 5.6 or LightWave 3D 6 - 9 or Maya (Professional versions)

A Static IP address/Name for the Controller that the Client machines can locate (ping).

NOTE: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP (Workstation) only support 10 connects per Shared path, so if you want to have more then 10 nodes share a directory, you will need to use a different file server Like:  Linux with Samba (Red Hat) or Windows NT Server.
 

NOTE: Windows® XP Home Edition is a consumer operating system which only supports 5 peer to peer networking computers and it does NOT support advanced networking such as domain authentication.