How do you connect to the internet?

If by chance through ADSL/Cable, open Boinc Manager, Options, Options, Connections, set it to use LAN.

Hello Aurora! Thanks for the input. I've been through all this. It's not my firewall and, after much grinding of teeth, I've learned how to find the "gui_rpc_auth.config" file and modify it using a text editor. But every time I have to shut down or re-boot it takes multiple attempts at down-loading and modifying to get it to work again. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. My real question is is this the future of distributed computing? Do they plan to fix the software? Do they plan to tell us what they plan to do? I'm just curious. Thanks again for your time. Tom.

Have you tried any of the alpha available on this page? I'm in the process of downloading the latest test version 5.3.15 posted in the last 24 hr.

The standard caveat applies --- this is a very early test version and can contain unexpected problems.

Someplace in all the stopping with BOINC and all, did someone tell you to try either of the following (simple, but effective) solutions?

Jord,

No, I didn't. As you'll see here, the fix(es) suggested appear(ed) to have solved the problem, and then when he posted in this thread, it was apparently too late.
I have added the "gui_rpc_auth.cfg" fix to my "toolkit" recently, just hadn't hit Tom with that one yet. :-{
edit - Hope I get a little bettar at this someday. (sigh)

Michael

Tom,

We're sorry to have you go, and hope to see you back soon. In the interim, to fend off Distributed Computing Withdrawal Syndrome, maybe you'd like to look at a non-Boinc DC project, such as Folding@Home. I've been a long time away from Folding, so I don't know whether they've had any problems there recently, but in my limited time there, I didn't encounter any. That's the best I can do for you. Good luck!

Michael

Tom,

OK, now I think we're getting somewhere. I should have asked for any pertinent listing on the "Messages" tab, but my initial post was just to better explain what Stefan was saying. However, you have given me a clue now to go on. "Connecting to host" is referring to internal communication between the Boinc Manager, which is merely the interface (the window with all the tabs and buttons)and the Boinc daemon, which does all the calling, connecting, scheduling, etc. These elements converse over port 1043. First, are you running the Windows firewall, or any 3rd party firewall? If so, you will have to go into the firewall configuration and give both Boinc elements permission for port 1043, and Boinc.exe permission for port 80, which is what it uses for external communication (uploading/downloading, etc). Second, Is there perhaps another program that runs at startup that "grabs" port 1043 before Boinc has a chance? You can get a list of startup processes by typing msconfig into the box displayed from the Start/Run command, and then clicking on the startup tab and noting which boxes are checked.

Please post back withwhatever info you can dig up.

Thanks,

Michael

Hi Tom!

I had the same problem. How do you start the Boinc manager? Automatically at windows startup? It is better to start Boinc manager manually after startup is done... This solved my problem...

Thanks for the reply Stefan. I've started it every way I can think of, to include manually after start-up. It locks-up, won't connect, and won't accept any further commands. I think I'll ignore it for a while and wait for version ".14". Thanks again.

Hello Tom,

What I am wondering is, when you say that you have started Boinc every way, did you actually uninstall it, re-install, and change the startup option? If you have, then please disregard the following.

What Stefan is referring to is a suggestion I gave him on another thread:

"Stefan,

Hello again. It_is_not_normal to start any application other than AntiVirus, network, or peripheral software at Windows Startup; there are just too many other processes starting up concurrently for everything to run in the proper sequence. All you have to do to prove this to yourself is to open TaskManager after starting Windows, and note the order of the things listed on the "Processes" tab. Usually this sequence will differ at each startup.

Just to humor me, try uninstalling Boinc through the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel, then re-install as Single User, but un-check the "Start Boinc at logon" option on the configuration screen of the installer. This way, when Windows has all it's other processes settled-in, Boinc can be initialized without conflict.

NOTE: You will have to start Boinc from the Start/All Programs menu or from the desktop icon, but I have been doing this for 9 months now, with no instance of a starting problem, and, believe it or not, I DO actually remember to do so."

Regards,

Michael

@Stefan - I'm happy to see that you have Boinc working well now. Please check your screensaver thread, I put a note in there.

Hi Tom!

I had the same problem. How do you start the Boinc manager? Automatically at windows startup? It is better to start Boinc manager manually after startup is done... This solved my problem...