Panic Mode On (82) Server Problems?

Pinging 208.68.240.18 results in 100% packet loss every time.
Pinging 208.68.240.13 results in 25% packet loss on 1 in every 3-5 goes.

You are correct as .18 no longer exists, try pinging .21 instead.

Although whatever was done while i was away on holidays appears to have sorted the Scheduler out- most replies within 10 seconds.

The fastest average transfer rate I've seen is 6.5kBps.

Been not watching closely over the traditional Australia Day long weekend chaos, and my machines were crunching when I looked occasionally. If I had stuck transfers I just put this retryMainTransfers.cmd in my scheduled tasks for every 20 mins or so:

@ECHO OFF
boinccmd --get_file_transfers > mainxfers.txt
FOR /F "tokens=1,2" %%i IN (mainxfers.txt) DO ( IF "%%i" EQU "name:" echo %%j IF "%%i" EQU "name:" boinccmd --file_transfer http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ %%j retry )

I modified and compiled my boinc client for that...
7.0.53 works like it is 6.10.x all over again :-)
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Which file do i need to check to make sure .21 is been used?

The file hosts is a text file usually in c:\windows\System32\Drivers\etc
It may be Read Only, so you may have to Right Click on it in explorer, Properties and untick the Read Only box.


Run Notepad.exe as administrator. i.e. Right Click on it and
Run As Administrator





The #s are remarks


Then in Notepad add the line below:


# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
208.68.240.21 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu
#

This will force the system to use 208.68.240.21 instead of whatever DNS sends back.

Hope this makes sense.

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C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc

By default there will be a file called Hosts (note no extenstion)


# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost


at the bottom of all that you just put in the entries you want.
I've got

208.68.240.13 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # SAH Download server
# 208.68.240.21 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # SAH Download server
# 208.68.240.16 setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu # SAH Upload server
# 208.68.240.20 setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu # SAH Scheduling server


I actually use the Hosts file from MVPS as it blocks all sorts of unpleasant sites.
I then just put the entries above at the top of that hosts file, save it in the directory at the top there & we're good to go.
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Grant
Darwin NT.