Proxy configuration

Author	Message
Kevin Hagen Send message Joined: 23 Nov 05 Posts: 2 Credit: 55,103 RAC: 0	Message 192504 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 14:20:42 UTC This is probably a very elementary question. When I try to add the seti at home project I get a screen asking for my proxy configuration. What's that? What is my answer? ID: 192504 ·

Enno Ruijters Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 Jul 01 Posts: 7 Credit: 74,950 RAC: 0	Message 192529 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 15:02:37 UTC A proxy server is a computer which some people use to connect to the internet (for security or speed reasons). You can usually check your proxy settings in Internet Options (in internet explorer: extra -> internet options -> connections tab -> LAN settings). In most cases the defaults (all blank) will work. ID: 192529 ·

Kevin Hagen Send message Joined: 23 Nov 05 Posts: 2 Credit: 55,103 RAC: 0	Message 192536 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 15:16:12 UTC - in response to Message 192529. A proxy server is a computer which some people use to connect to the internet (for security or speed reasons). You can usually check your proxy settings in Internet Options (in internet explorer: extra -> internet options -> connections tab -> LAN settings). In most cases the defaults (all blank) will work. Thanks for your response. I appreciate your help. This is my home computer and I am using Mozilla Firefox as my browser. The blank defaults are what I see in internet options - no proxy settings whatever. I still get prompted when I try to add this project for proxy settings. I like the idea of helping with this seti project but I would like to agree with some other postings I have seen on this bulletin board that this new software appears to make it rather challenging to participate. ID: 192536 ·

Enno Ruijters Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 Jul 01 Posts: 7 Credit: 74,950 RAC: 0	Message 192545 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 15:30:20 UTC - in response to Message 192536. I've read some other people are having problems with this. In one thread the user was able to connect only after a cold boot (turning the computing off completely and then back on). I'm not sure what's causing this, but if you still can't connect, can you please open a terminal (start -> run -> 'command' for Win95/95/ME or 'cmd' for WinXP/2000) and enter 'tracert setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu'. you should see the final two lines as some numbers uc-berkeley.demarc.cogentco.com [66.250.4.74] some numbers 66.28.250.125 This will check if can connect to the seti@home server at all. ID: 192545 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 192548 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 15:33:53 UTC The proxy dialog popping up is caused by the connection to the server taking too long. What version of BOINC are you running? BOINC WIKI ID: 192548 ·

paul_adams777 Send message Joined: 5 Jul 00 Posts: 14 Credit: 195,950 RAC: 0	Message 192567 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 16:09:06 UTC On two distinct Windows PCs, I found this was caused by some strange registry problem. Read my posts under "Can't connect to SETI", posted only a few hours ago. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=22565 ID: 192567 ·

Astro Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 02 Posts: 8026 Credit: 600,015 RAC: 0	Message 192570 - Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 16:09:54 UTC see the Wiki ID: 192570 ·

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