Posts by XboxAdmin

1) Message boards : The Lounge : Michael Jackson dies (Message 25735)
Posted 27 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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RIP Michael. Your inpseration has touched many. My heart and prayers go out to the Jackson family and friends. God bless and god speed.
2) Message boards : Projects : Project Suggestion: Maximum Theoretical Scrabble Score (Message 25714)
Posted 26 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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interesting idea.
3) Message boards : Projects : did enigma go down? (Message 25706)
Posted 26 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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seems like the enigma project has gone down. can anyone confirm?
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25689)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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Looks like the Apple Firewall PHAILS Again. I turned it off.
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25688)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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Looks like its time for a reboot
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25687)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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Run BOINC as a daemon on Mac

Anyway... steps to follow, please read first, before diving head long in and instead of saying "I already done all that"... just do it again.

1. Find the IP address of the computer doing the controlling. Write that down. You can read here how to do that.

2. With this information go to the Mac that needs to be controlled remotely.
Stop its BOINC from running: BOINC Manager->Advanced view->Advanced->Shut down connected client->OK->Cancel, followed by BOINC Manager->File->Exit.

3. Navigate to the BOINC Data directory which on OSX is by default (if you didn't change it) in /Library/Applications Support/BOINC/
If you're using Windows on this machine, the default directory is at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC\

4. Edit gui_rpc_auth.cfg with a text editor and take out the 32 character line that's there. Add a password of choice and save this file. Make sure not to end the password with a line-end (no pressing Enter/Return). Also make sure that the file extension is .cfg, not .cfg.txt and else rename the file to use the correct extension.

5. Edit or make a remote_hosts.cfg file in the directory and add to it the IP address of the remote computer, you just write it down somewhere, remember?
Save the file and make sure that the file extension is .cfg, not .cfg.txt and else rename the file to use the correct extension.

6. Find out the IP address of this remote computer. See step 1 for the how to.

7. Start BOINC Manager. If you have BOINC installed as a daemon, starting BOINC Manager will start the daemon.

8. On the computer doing the remote controlling open BOINC Manager->Advanced view->Advanced->Select computer.
In the Host Name path fill in the IP address of the remote computer.
In the Password path fill in the password you added to the gui_rpc_auth.cfg file on the remote computer. The password is case sensitive.

If this doesn't work immediately, it is possible you have to wait for the network broadcast, which can take up to 45 minutes. Else just reboot both machines.



just an fyi all my computers have manually assigned ip's but i will try that
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25685)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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hey ageless. is there a way to force a connection? my web browser can see the other computer, but for some oddball reason the boinc manager cant. I am starting to think it may be a problem with my router. What do you think?
8) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25684)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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firewall was given open access to 31416 on the tcp side.

as far as im aware my ibook g4 is pretty open on the remote control side of things
9) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25682)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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6.6.36 on the imac and 6.6.36 on the ibook g4
10) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25680)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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im on mac.
11) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25678)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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i will restart the manager on my imac. lets see what happens.

I get connecting but still nothing.
12) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25676)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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both computers on on ethernet. since they are on the same network not sure if the router firewall even comes into play here. so far though nothing.
13) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25675)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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let me open the ports and see what happens
14) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25673)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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could you provide an example of what the remote_hosts.cfg file should look like? maybe i am doing it wrong
15) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25672)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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tried both and still not working

EDIT
Apparently i am missing some piece of information that is escaping me.
16) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25670)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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already did and nothing happened.
17) Message boards : Questions and problems : RPC Connection. (Message 25668)
Posted 25 Jun 2009 by XboxAdmin
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I dont know why but I have two macs. both are running similar versions (laptop is PPC based and my Main computer is an Intel Base) I have the password for my PPC based mac laptop but i cant figure out how to setup remote host control.



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