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Message 951582 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 5:31:42 UTC

When a task is in progress, do my PC must still connected to internet ? ^^ thanks
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Message 951595 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 6:34:35 UTC - in response to Message 951582.  

No, at Seti internet connection is not needed while crunching any tasks. It's only needed for uploading, reporting and downloading further work.
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Message 952649 - Posted: 5 Dec 2009, 10:20:27 UTC - in response to Message 951595.  

hm . . My boinc has finished 1 task, then what should I do? Just leave it and download some boinc projects?

After 1 task finished, I don't know how, suddenly there was another task (in different name) came and run itself. . , . why was this happened? my internet was connected . ., , thanks ^^
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Message 952666 - Posted: 5 Dec 2009, 12:51:52 UTC - in response to Message 952649.  

hm . . My boinc has finished 1 task, then what should I do? Just leave it and download some boinc projects?

After 1 task finished, I don't know how, suddenly there was another task (in different name) came and run itself. . , . why was this happened? my internet was connected . ., , thanks ^^

Yes. If your computer is attached to the internet, and Advanced View - Activity is set to allow internet connections, BOINC will automatically download and report work. You can tell BOINC how long you expect your computer to not have an internet connection by setting "Connect Every X" in either the web settings, or you can override a single computer by setting the local preferences. This setting is you giving an estimate of the longest amount of time between times you will allow it to download work. If there is an internet connection available, it will download work if it needs to - even if it was only a few minutes since the last time.


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Message 952708 - Posted: 5 Dec 2009, 16:00:09 UTC - in response to Message 952649.  

Hi Denver,
Since you say you finished your first task,it must have uploaded it and got a new task while you had internet connection. The next thing it will do when it gets connected again is report the finished task. when it does that you will see credits show up on your tasks page on your account webpage and pending will show under the status column. When your wingman (the other person working on that unit) finishes you will get credit for the finished work. It will probably download another work unit or two at that time too.


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Message 952969 - Posted: 7 Dec 2009, 12:52:52 UTC

ok thanks ^^ and, I just wondering what kind of task that I have finished. , . I mean, I have completed 1 task, can I know what task is it? and what is the result? because the task's name just code, . ,
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Message 952989 - Posted: 7 Dec 2009, 14:55:59 UTC - in response to Message 952969.  

If you click the "Your results" button in the Projects or Tasks tab of BOINC manager in advanced view, you are taken to the list of tasks on your computer(s). Click on the Task ID of a completed task to see the details.

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Message 953111 - Posted: 8 Dec 2009, 1:33:24 UTC - in response to Message 952989.  

If you click the "Your results" button in the Projects or Tasks tab of BOINC manager in advanced view, you are taken to the list of tasks on your computer(s). Click on the Task ID of a completed task to see the details.

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Tasks that are completed are only shown in the DB for 24 hours after they have been validated.


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