Downloade the new client 5.10.13 for 2 weeks ago and everything was ok.
Then for a week ago all started to go wrong.
Example:
Won´t download new WU´s ( reffering to broken site etc )

This is the last lines of the message board apperence....

2007-08-20 17:52:46|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48
2007-08-20 17:53:08|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48: system connect
2007-08-20 17:53:08|SETI@home|Backing off 1 hr 14 min 13 sec on download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48

What´s wrong with the client ???

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Downloade the new client 5.10.13 for 2 weeks ago and everything was ok.
Then for a week ago all started to go wrong.
Example:
Won´t download new WU´s ( reffering to broken site etc )

This is the last lines of the message board apperence....

2007-08-20 17:52:46|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48
2007-08-20 17:53:08|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48: system connect
2007-08-20 17:53:08|SETI@home|Backing off 1 hr 14 min 13 sec on download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48

What´s wrong with the client ???

This topic has been thoroughly beaten to death in other threads.

There is a new science application, designed to handle new data recorded on the new data recorder. The splitters had some undiscovered issues, and the new data recorder "hears" a terrestrial radar -- making the work noisy.

Basically, it's been a bumpy transition.

Seems to be (mostly) sorted out at this point.

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Won´t download new WU´s ( reffering to broken site etc )

What´s wrong with the client ???

How about copy and pasting a couple dozen of the last lines starting with the "requesting xxxx seconds" and ending many lines after that?

thanks

tony

2007-08-20 18:06:36||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.13 for windows_intelx86
2007-08-20 18:06:36||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Libraries: libcurl/7.16.1 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Data directory: C:\\Program\\BOINC
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3]
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 mmx
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Memory: 1023.29 MB physical, 2.40 GB virtual
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Disk: 142.98 GB total, 116.88 GB free
2007-08-20 18:06:36|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3120082; location: home; project prefs: default
2007-08-20 18:06:36||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 2007-08-20 17:44:36)
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Host location: home
2007-08-20 18:06:36||General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Reading preferences override file
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 767.47MB
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 1023.29MB
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Preferences limit disk usage to 9.31GB
2007-08-20 18:06:44|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48
2007-08-20 18:07:06|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48: system connect
2007-08-20 18:07:06|SETI@home|Backing off 44 min 47 sec on download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48

Happy ;-))

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And that's all you've been getting for a week? have you gotten any work in that period? Or is it just on and off??

PS is there more log entries below that?

I see you've returned one wu today and been credited for it. I put this in, just for added info.

I get intermitent system connect errors too they eventualy connect.


8/20/2007 7:18:37 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work
8/20/2007 7:18:37 AM|SETI@home|Requesting 72876 seconds of new work, and reporting 1 completed tasks
8/20/2007 7:18:53 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 511]
8/20/2007 7:18:53 AM|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 11 sec
8/20/2007 7:18:53 AM|SETI@home|Reason: requested by project
8/20/2007 7:18:56 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:19:18 AM||Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
8/20/2007 7:19:18 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87: system connect
8/20/2007 7:19:18 AM|SETI@home|Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:19:21 AM||Access to reference site succeeded - project servers may be temporarily down.
8/20/2007 7:20:19 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:20:41 AM||Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
8/20/2007 7:20:41 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87: system connect
8/20/2007 7:20:41 AM|SETI@home|Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:20:45 AM||Access to reference site succeeded - project servers may be temporarily down.
8/20/2007 7:21:42 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:25:37 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Finished download of file 13fe07aa.18976.12342.8.5.87
8/20/2007 7:25:37 AM|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Throughput 1611 bytes/sec

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2007-08-20 18:06:36||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 2007-08-20 17:44:36)
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Host location: home
2007-08-20 18:06:36||General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2007-08-20 18:06:36||Reading preferences override file

You've been changing your preferences two different ways - here on the website, and also in your BOINC client. That doesn't matter, and it isn't causing your current problem, but it may confuse you in the future when things are running smoothly.

The local settings in your BOINC client take precedance, so either stick to using those while you're troubleshooting, or clear them out completely and just use the website. Mixing the two is going to muddy the waters even further.

Looking at the last wu. I see you had it for 4 days, 5 hours, and actual run time was 2,700 seconds or 3/4's of an hour. That seems awfully long. Is there something you have set to make it run so slow? perhaps a laptop that doesn't run much, or prefs set to "do work only while not in use-Yes", On dial up and don't dial in frequently, or something. This probably doesn't have anything to do with your problem, but I just noticed it.

OK local preference set and no change in behavior of the program.
Have tryed to install older Clients aswell with no luck.
The qustion is WHY the client changed it self from working to no´t ??
The lines are from today if you didn´t understand that....

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Reinstalled the client again ( 5.10.13 ) and set all prefs.
This is what the message-board showed....

2007-08-20 18:26:55||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.13 for windows_intelx86
2007-08-20 18:26:55||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Libraries: libcurl/7.16.1 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Data directory: C:\\Program\\BOINC
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3]
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 mmx
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Memory: 1023.29 MB physical, 2.40 GB virtual
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Disk: 142.98 GB total, 116.76 GB free
2007-08-20 18:26:55|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3120082; location: home; project prefs: default
2007-08-20 18:26:55||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 2007-08-20 17:44:36)
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Host location: home
2007-08-20 18:26:55||General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Reading preferences override file
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 767.47MB
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 767.47MB
2007-08-20 18:26:55||Preferences limit disk usage to 9.31GB
2007-08-20 18:27:20|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Started download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48
2007-08-20 18:27:42||Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
2007-08-20 18:27:42|SETI@home|[file_xfer] Temporarily failed download of 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48: system connect
2007-08-20 18:27:42|SETI@home|Backing off 9 min 6 sec on download of file 05mr07aa.15859.9479.16.4.48
2007-08-20 18:27:43||Access to reference site succeeded - project servers may be temporarily down.

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The last line translates into "the boinc client couldn't reach seti, so I tried to reach google and yahoo. I reached them successfully so I'm guessing the seti server itself is down".

Vantage, a question, are you behind a proxy ? just curious as it may be involved.

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"Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions.

Is it possible to redirect the client to another server instead ??

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"jason gee"
No i´m no´t behinde a proxy.
Running WinXP and through an Router on to the great wide web ;-))

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Just wait it out. The servers are having problems again with sending new work.

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Okay, bear with me if you could, process of elimination. Are you running advanced firewall software such as ZoneAlarm pro or similar?

[ Cancel that : mines doing it too now : Thanks Henk & Astro! :D ]

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"Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions.

"Jason gee"
Yeah..having Norton Internet Security 2005 with all the goddies :-)))
But thats no´t the problem i think.
All port´s that the Boinc needs are cleared in Norton and the Router as well.
It seems that the client can communicate with the server, but no´t download WU´s.
Someone wrote that the servers are temporarily down, but this problem i having with Boinc it´s no´t just today however.

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Well I'm getting those system connect message now, but as you say it's been happening a lot [to your machine] I can suggest something to try.

Once the servers are back up if it still does it for you - if your router has a hardware firewall that you believe to be configured properly, then I would switch norton off temporarily to establish if it is blocking traffic.

If it works with Norton off, then some extra configuration in Norton will be required for boinc to operate through it when its enabled.

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"Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions.

SOLVED THE PROBLEM :-))))))
This might be an major setback for Google....
A few day´s ago i installed "The Google Web Accelerator" program.
Now when i turned of that program all things started to work as it should.
So the problem is gone for now ( i hope ).
To anyone out there who is experience the same problem that i´ve been through, check for this program in your browser...

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LOL, Adware strikes again :D

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"Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions.