Hi

I am trying to connect to a remote PC running BOINC.
Does that feature really work, or is it still under developement?
If it's working, what should I put in "Password" editbox?

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Dont use a password myself...

More importantly, you need a file called 'remote_hosts.cfg' in the BOINC folder on each machine. That file should contain a list of IP addresses allowed to connect to it.
Restart BOINC and it should work - assuming any software firewall you may have is configured to allow it.

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The remote computer must have a file called remote_hosts.cfg. In this file you will need the name or the IP address of the computer allowed to control that computer.

There is more info in the WIKI, along with more security measures.

http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Hi

I am trying to connect to a remote PC running BOINC.
Does that feature really work, or is it still under developement?
If it's working, what should I put in "Password" editbox?

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Thanks for your reply

It worked!
I also had to open ports 31416 and 1043.

Thanks guys!

The remote computer must have a file called remote_hosts.cfg. In this file you will need the name or the IP address of the computer allowed to control that computer.

There is more info in the WIKI, along with more security measures.

http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

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Hi

I am trying to connect to a remote PC running BOINC.
Does that feature really work, or is it still under developement?
If it's working, what should I put in "Password" editbox?

There is information about the password in the Wiki also. In essence what you can do is restrict the access to BOINC remote connections to those that also know the password.

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I also am having trouble with remote access. I have the remote_host file but it still does not work. So, how to I verify ports 1043 and 31416 are open? And how to I open them if they're not?

The BOINC wiki was very helpful, but this port information should be added when you have time ( Paul D Buck .

Thanks

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1) is the remost_host file actually on the remote computer?
2) did you restart BOINC after you made that file?
3) is the file properly configured

I also am having trouble with remote access. I have the remote_host file but it still does not work. So, how to I verify ports 1043 and 31416 are open? And how to I open them if they're not?

The BOINC wiki was very helpful, but this port information should be added when you have time ( Paul D Buck .

Thanks

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I also am having trouble with remote access. I have the remote_host file but it still does not work. So, how to I verify ports 1043 and 31416 are open? And how to I open them if they're not?

The BOINC wiki was very helpful, but this port information should be added when you have time ( Paul D Buck .

Thanks

What personal firewall do you have installed? If you have Windows XP SP2, you may have a firewall instaled that you do not know about (SP2 installed it for you).

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BOINC WIKI

I also am having trouble with remote access. I have the remote_host file but it still does not work. So, how to I verify ports 1043 and 31416 are open? And how to I open them if they're not?

The BOINC wiki was very helpful, but this port information should be added when you have time ( Paul D Buck .

Thanks

You can verify if those ports are open by typing "telnet boinc_client_ip 1043" and "telnet boinc_client_ip 31416" from a remote machine (those commands works on both windows and *nix).

To open those ports on Windows XP Service Pack 2, type the following commands in a command prompt:

netsh firewall add portopening TCP 31416 Boinc_31416
netsh firewall add portopening TCP 1043 Boinc_1043

As for *nix I'll let others show you how :-)

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It works! Thanks for the help.

I followed the instructions below, but had to add one important step. That is to reboot the remote client after issuing the netsh command.

I am running Window Xp Pro on the "main" computer and XP Home SP2 on each of my remote clients. So, I did have the Windows firewall enabled on the remote computers which had the required ports closed.

Now I can run BoincView from the main computer and see the status of the other computers.

Thanks again.

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