Re: john and multicore
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 01:02:36PM -0600, Jaime Ochoa Malag?n wrote:
> On 2/21/08, Mr. P|pex <pipex07@users.gamebox.net> wrote:
> > Hans-J. Ullrich ha scritto:
> > > I just tried to run famous "john" password cracker on my multicore system. I
> > > discovered, that john is using only one of my two cpus (100 percent). The
> > > other one seem to work for other tasks (0 - 20 percent).
> > >
> > > So, must I compile john in another way ?
> > >
> > > Must I start john in another way ?
> > >
> > > Must the source code of john be written in another way ?
> >
> > usually to use multi-processor system it's necessary that the source is
> > written to do it.
> Certainly, but if john is eable to run from another point (i.e another
> dictionary) is posible to run a second instance of the program from
> another point and really do parallel process...
Well sure, but if its not written to do that, they you have to rewrite
it to do so. You have access to the source. Go for it.
Doug.
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