I'm getting some weird render results with this version while using network rendering.

I just read about the fog medium issue with OctaneSky objects, and I was using a medium, could this result be due to that?

I just ran a test render without the sky medium and the checkering effect disappeared ...

Is there a way to apply the random color to hair? I remember inlifethrill covering this in a tutorial, but I've followed his method and haven't been able to get it to work.

For reference, I'm trying to apply a random color gradient to the diffuse channel on x-particle trails using the octane object ...

Just checking in notify that the issue has been solved.

I've finished a few frames of an animation and the slaves are working correctly. It seems the entire issue was due to Avast antivirus and an update it must have installed.

Thanks again everyone.

Hi Ahmet,

I was unaware of the separate network setting for the live viewer, thank you for pointing that out.

I think I've determined my antivirus was the culprit. I did a few restarts and a fresh install on the slave machine and during the installation process I received an error that the slave ...

Hi bepeg4d,

I have tried a test render with the minimize net traffic on and with it off, I get the same speed either time which is the same whether the slave is running or not. I've attached a screenshot of my typical kernel settings. I've also tried switching "Use All GPUs" on and off and it made ...

In the current test I'm running I'm pulling in about 33Ms/Sec with both the master and slave running.

Curiously, there is a big performance hit if I turn the slave off during the render. When I shut down the slave, the sample rate dives to about 20Ms/Sec for a few seconds, but then it rebounds back ...

Hi Ahmet,

I am currently running another test render with an array of specular spheres via the pathtracing kernel and 100,000 max samples. The issue appears to be the same. The master will see and send data to the slave, but I'm not getting any data back from the slave.

I've attached an updated ...

I have a render slave with a pair of GTX 1080s in it on my local network. I'm connected via a gigabit ethernet connection and have verified a transfer speed of about 120 megabytes a second between the machines. For several weeks now, when I try to use the slave to help with a render, it doesn't seem ...

I've just been winging it with the sun intensity. I'd like to learn more about how to create as accurate a simulation as possible, but for me this is a good enough starting point.

Thanks to everyone who helped look into this for me. Working from pxIntwrk's modified file, I was able to get the setup ...

Thanks Aoktar, that makes sense.

I will try working with smaller units and see if I can get the correct ratios.

I'll post a follow-up after I experiment.