For the last 10 days I have had intermittent ADSL connections (router loosing synchronisation regularly with DSLAM in local, distant, rural UK exchange). More importantly during the last 50+ hours ADSL connection has ceased completely.

So, for internet access I have returned to dial up, and this (with connection sharing) should allow 3 of my 4 computers to individually see the internet. The last one has it's own dial up connection.

Question: What changes to my global/general preferences is recommended so that I can continue running SETI-BOINC?

I will allow the dial up to run considerable periods to allow uploads and downloads of WUs. I see from a laptop I run that uploads seem straight forwards. But the downloads seem problematical, in that contact seems to be continually deferred.

I assume this will improve when I have made the needed changes in the geneeral preferences?

John

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Sorry to post to my own message.

I think part of my problem is contained in the "NO WORK AVAILABLE" thread. However, I still would like recommendations to reset the General Preferences to run using intermittent dial up connections?

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

For the last 10 days I have had intermittent ADSL connections (router loosing synchronisation regularly with DSLAM in local, distant, rural UK exchange). More importantly during the last 50+ hours ADSL connection has ceased completely.

So, for internet access I have returned to dial up, and this (with connection sharing) should allow 3 of my 4 computers to individually see the internet. The last one has it's own dial up connection.

Question: What changes to my global/general preferences is recommended so that I can continue running SETI-BOINC?

I will allow the dial up to run considerable periods to allow uploads and downloads of WUs. I see from a laptop I run that uploads seem straight forwards. But the downloads seem problematical, in that contact seems to be continually deferred.

I assume this will improve when I have made the needed changes in the geneeral preferences?

John

I'd set the queue to a day or so, so you've got a cache of work on each machine. (If you set it much longer than that, do it in stages...set it to 1 day, then tomorrow up it to 2 days, etc. Sometimes the scheduler downloads too much if you jump it to a large value all at once.) Website: Your Account, Preferences, General Prefences, Connect about every X days.

Some people are reporting download issues at the moment, so don't panic if you don't fill the cache completely on the first try.

Set your preferences (Boinc client, Commands menu) to "Network activity based on preferences" so it doesn't try to connect when there's no connection available. When you do have a connection, hit "Update" on each machine. (You can use the BOINC manager to remotely update each of the machines from whichever one you're at.)

Cheers,
Brian

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I'd set the queue to a day or so, so you've got a cache of work on each machine. (If you set it much longer than that, do it in stages...set it to 1 day, then tomorrow up it to 2 days, etc. Sometimes the scheduler downloads too much if you jump it to a large value all at once.) Website: Your Account, Preferences, General Prefences, Connect about every X days.

Some people are reporting download issues at the moment, so don't panic if you don't fill the cache completely on the first try.

Set your preferences (Boinc client, Commands menu) to "Network activity based on preferences" so it doesn't try to connect when there's no connection available. When you do have a connection, hit "Update" on each machine. (You can use the BOINC manager to remotely update each of the machines from whichever one you're at.)

Cheers,
Brian
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Thanks Brian.

My General Preferences were already set to 6 days, although I had a smaller cache (4 days I think). These are all nearly complete, and I can only connect a couple of PCs.

I think I need to revert to ADSL and hope this works in the next couple of days, as the dial up is on my e-mail client/data server, and this has just dissappeared from the Workgroup. Probably because I have set dial up and ADSL on the same PC.

Must now reverse all today's actions.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

I'd set the queue to a day or so, so you've got a cache of work on each machine. (If you set it much longer than that, do it in stages...set it to 1 day, then tomorrow up it to 2 days, etc. Sometimes the scheduler downloads too much if you jump it to a large value all at once.) Website: Your Account, Preferences, General Prefences, Connect about every X days.

Some people are reporting download issues at the moment, so don't panic if you don't fill the cache completely on the first try.

Set your preferences (Boinc client, Commands menu) to "Network activity based on preferences" so it doesn't try to connect when there's no connection available. When you do have a connection, hit "Update" on each machine. (You can use the BOINC manager to remotely update each of the machines from whichever one you're at.)

Cheers,
Brian
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Thanks Brian.

My General Preferences were already set to 6 days, although I had a smaller cache (4 days I think). These are all nearly complete, and I can only connect a couple of PCs.

I think I need to revert to ADSL and hope this works in the next couple of days, as the dial up is on my e-mail client/data server, and this has just dissappeared from the Workgroup. Probably because I have set dial up and ADSL on the same PC.

Must now reverse all today's actions.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Thanks Brian.

My General Preferences were already set to 6 days, although I had a smaller cache (4 days I think). These are all nearly complete, and I can only connect a couple of PCs.

I think I need to revert to ADSL and hope this works in the next couple of days, as the dial up is on my e-mail client/data server, and this has just dissappeared from the Workgroup. Probably because I have set dial up and ADSL on the same PC.

Must now reverse all today's actions.

Just a longer-term comment: there are DSL routers that do dial-backup.

They have the usual ethernet port to go to your DSL or cable modem, and a serial port for a standard modem. If the DSL goes down, it uses the modem as needed, instead. They work really well.

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I'd set the queue to a day or so, so you've got a cache of work on each machine. (If you set it much longer than that, do it in stages...set it to 1 day, then tomorrow up it to 2 days, etc. Sometimes the scheduler downloads too much if you jump it to a large value all at once.) Website: Your Account, Preferences, General Prefences, Connect about every X days.

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Cheers,
Brian

Thanks Brian.

My General Preferences were already set to 6 days, although I had a smaller cache (4 days I think). These are all nearly complete, and I can only connect a couple of PCs.

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@John Clark,

Hi.

I hope you've managed to sort everything out satisfactorily.

May I invite you, please, to post about your dial-up experiences here:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=26805

I'm trying to gather information useful to those who more regularly use and/or depend on dial-up connections.

Could you perhaps indicate what worked best for you while using dial-up?
Much appreciated! Thanks a lot!

Kind Regards,

Chris..

.Cx.

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