that is, in advanced -> options -> connections, the list is blank.
yet clearly, i have a network connection.
i simply don't see a way of adding one to the list and setting it as the default.

thoughts?

This is for dial-up and VPN connections only. They will then show in the list.
As long as the list is clear, your default connection will be used.

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This is for dial-up and VPN connections only. They will then show in the list.
As long as the list is clear, your default connection will be used.

hmmmmmm... ok.

problem i'm having is....
when it starts up in the morning, boinc gives me a little balloon via the taskbar saying it couldn't connect and the manager icon has a red X over it.

if i just right-click -> open it, withing 5 seconds it connects to Localhost and all is well.
such a daunting routine though.
i was attempting to troubleshoot why it couldn't just connect upon startup.

any ideas?

hmmmmmm... but why would you ask about (external) network connections when only your BOINC manager has trouble connecting to localhost? ;-)

What's your operating system?

How do you start up the BOINC client (automatically or by launching the manager)?

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

hmmmmmm... but why would you ask about (external) network connections when only your BOINC manager has trouble connecting to localhost? ;-)

What's your operating system?

How do you start up the BOINC client (automatically or by launching the manager)?

Gruß,
Gundolf

my concern is... if it's not even connected to localhost, it's not downloading work, right?

WIN7 (64 bit) and... i thought i had it as a startup program, but now that i look... apparently not.
i just have "run manager at login" ticked.

my concern is... if it's not even connected to localhost, it's not downloading work, right?

That depends. ;-)

If the BOINC client is running and the manager just can't connect to it (firewall...), then the client does all the external network connections nonetheless. However, if the manager can't connect to the client (localhost) because the client isn't running, then of course no work/network connection is done.

WIN7 (64 bit) and... i thought i had it as a startup program, but now that i look... apparently not.
i just have "run manager at login" ticked.

That should be sufficient, because usually the manager starts the client if it's not running already.

You should check with windows task manager if the client (boinc.exe) is running when you get the red X. Also check the various stdout and stderr files in the BOINC data directory for error messages or other hints. (stdoutdae.txt contains all messages from the BOINC event log (formerly known as Messages tab).)

Gruß,
Gundolf