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Message 1911603 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 20:38:35 UTC - in response to Message 1911564.  

Yes, thank you, Richard, for the reminder.
I had never used the hosts file in the past, but I am now, and it seems to have done the trick.
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Now the trick will be to remember this lesson the next time the issue arises, which I assume it will.

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Message 1911605 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 20:45:36 UTC - in response to Message 1911597.  

Richard and Keith,

I was too lazy to go edit the Hosts file on my own and your two notes did it all for me.

By the time I went back into BoincTasks, it had cleared all the files in retry mode that had been sitting there.

Thanks!

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@John, good to hear. Keep watching this thread or possibly the News forum for any mention next week from the staff fixing the download servers error. Good computer practice is to let the DNS servers do their normal job of keeping track of computer IP addresses and automatically manage any changes invisibly on your part. This override using the Hosts file for explicit discovery of the download servers is just to get work for now. When things are back to normal, you can comment out the respective SETI server lines in the Hosts file. No need to remove them and you can just uncomment them in the file for the next SETI upset if/when it happens.
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Message 1911607 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 20:49:19 UTC
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One quick solution that worked for 4 of my machines:

1. Start > Run > cmd.exe [Enter]
2. ipconfig /flushdns [Enter]
3. Re-try pending WU transfers
4. Repeat step #2 if necessary
5. Once workunit transfer(s) are successful, exit the command prompt window.

Note: If you receive access denied error on step 2, then exit the command prompt window, repeat step 1, and right click on cmd.exe and select Run as Administrator before pressing [Enter].

Alternatively, you can "block" the DNS lookup for the "Vader" Server, as it is taking a siesta/having issues.
This is best done by modifying the Windows HOSTS file (as others have stated above).
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Message 1911609 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 20:59:30 UTC - in response to Message 1911598.  

Well, if it helps, a brief explanation is given here. Below, is what is contained in my current file which is running under Win 7/64 Pro, so, you could always add to or modify your existing file manually or just cut and paste....then save. The relevant parts are the bottom three lines and the second of those is the one that needs the # restoring to the start of the line when the current problems are resolved. It has come in useful in recent months....a little more frequently than I'd appreciate!

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 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 handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
#
#208.68.240.118 setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu # upload server Oct 2016
208.68.240.119 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # download server Oct 2016
#208.68.240.126 setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu # scheduler Oct 2016[/url]
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Message 1911613 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 21:09:39 UTC - in response to Message 1911609.  

Uhh, No. You have commented out the scheduler. It is not having issues.

#208.68.240.118 setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu # upload server Oct 2016
208.68.240.119 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # download server Oct 2016
#208.68.240.126 setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu # scheduler Oct 2016[/url]


You want to comment out 208.68.240.127 which is Vader, the second download server
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Message 1911618 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 21:46:39 UTC - in response to Message 1911613.  

Uhh, No. You have commented out the scheduler. It is not having issues.

#208.68.240.118 setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu # upload server Oct 2016
208.68.240.119 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # download server Oct 2016
#208.68.240.126 setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu # scheduler Oct 2016[/url]
You want to comment out 208.68.240.127 which is Vader, the second download server
No, Iona's file is perfect.

The host file ensures that ONLY Georgem is used for downloads, but all other servers (commented out) use DNS lookups as normal.
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Message 1911621 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 21:54:22 UTC

Found some hangs on the other machine and executed the fix.

@Iona: Just paste the following into the hosts file,

208.68.240.118 setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu # upload server Oct 2016
208.68.240.119 boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu # Georgem download server Oct 2016
208.68.240.126 setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu # scheduler Oct 2016
#208.68.240.127 vader.ssl.berkeley.edu # Vader download server Oct 2016

works like a charm.(even though it's not a daemon........ ":>)

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Message 1911623 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 21:57:32 UTC - in response to Message 1911621.  

That will do the trick, but it's overkill - it will micro-manage servers that don't need any help (this time).

We needed to control every server back in August (when we lost DNS completely), but that's not the case this time.
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Message 1911630 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 22:22:37 UTC

Haha...thought I had all my ducks in a row when I edited the hosts file 6 months ago. Not so !
When I went to comment out vader, I discovered that I had saved the file as .txt, and had of course not been used at all with the BOM.
This can easily happen if your concentration slips, as mine did. Just a tip...
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Message 1911635 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 22:38:17 UTC

This.

07/01/2018 22:34:18 | SETI@home | Started download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8260.409.22.45.174.vlar
07/01/2018 22:34:20 | SETI@home | Temporarily failed download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8260.409.22.45.174.vlar: transient HTTP error
07/01/2018 22:34:20 | SETI@home | Backing off 00:07:58 on download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8260.409.22.45.174.vlar
07/01/2018 22:34:21 | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
07/01/2018 22:34:22 | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
07/01/2018 22:35:06 | SETI@home | Started download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10365_HIP74315_0035.6135.409.21.44.88.vlar
07/01/2018 22:35:07 | SETI@home | Temporarily failed download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10365_HIP74315_0035.6135.409.21.44.88.vlar: transient HTTP error
07/01/2018 22:35:07 | SETI@home | Backing off 00:04:08 on download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10365_HIP74315_0035.6135.409.21.44.88.vlar
07/01/2018 22:35:08 | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
07/01/2018 22:35:08 | SETI@home | Started download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8221.409.21.44.31.vlar
07/01/2018 22:35:09 | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
07/01/2018 22:35:09 | SETI@home | Temporarily failed download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8221.409.21.44.31.vlar: transient HTTP error
07/01/2018 22:35:09 | SETI@home | Backing off 00:04:13 on download of blc05_2bit_guppi_57976_10703_HIP74981_0036.8221.409.21.44.31.vlar
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Message 1911638 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 22:49:06 UTC - in response to Message 1911607.  

One quick solution that worked for 4 of my machines:

1. Start > Run > cmd.exe [Enter]
2. ipconfig /flushdns [Enter]
3. Re-try pending WU transfers
4. Repeat step #2 if necessary
5. Once workunit transfer(s) are successful, exit the command prompt window.

Note: If you receive access denied error on step 2, then exit the command prompt window, repeat step 1, and right click on cmd.exe and select Run as Administrator before pressing [Enter].

Alternatively, you can "block" the DNS lookup for the "Vader" Server, as it is taking a siesta/having issues.
This is best done by modifying the Windows HOSTS file (as others have stated above).

You need a space between ipconfig and /flushdns.

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Message 1911651 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 0:50:13 UTC - in response to Message 1911638.  
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You need a space between ipconfig and /flushdns.

Umm, no ... either way is fine

C:\Users\Jim>ipconfig/flushdns

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Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
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Message 1911662 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 2:14:11 UTC - in response to Message 1911651.  

You need a space between ipconfig and /flushdns.

Umm, no ... either way is fine

C:\Users\Jim>ipconfig/flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

It was unrecognized in a RUN command is all that I can say......the space worked.

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Message 1911668 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 2:55:23 UTC - in response to Message 1911662.  
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You need a space between ipconfig and /flushdns.

Umm, no ... either way is fine

C:\Users\Jim>ipconfig/flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

It was unrecognized in a RUN command is all that I can say......the space worked.


Ah, makes sense. From a command prompt, ok, but RUN must need to parse it. Gotta love Windoze (in)consistency.
Problem with using the RUN command is that it will close the window after running the command, so you can't see the results, or tell if it failed for whatever reason. Not a good idea. Better to RUN cmd.exe, then do ipconfig/flushdns at command line and do an EXIT when you're done.
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Message 1911669 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 3:09:01 UTC - in response to Message 1911668.  


Ah, makes sense. From a command prompt, ok, but RUN must need to parse it. Gotta love Windoze (in)consistency.
Problem with using the RUN command is that it will close the window after running the command, so you can't see the results, or tell if it failed for whatever reason. Not a good idea. Better to RUN cmd.exe, then do ipconfig/flushdns at command line and do an EXIT when you're done.


I always find that Windows is consistenly unconsistent.

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Message 1911685 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 4:58:59 UTC

I always find that Windows is consistenly unconsistent.
Another endearing trait of the spawn of satan.......

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Message 1911760 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 14:06:19 UTC

Vader is not fixed yet.
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Message 1911762 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 14:12:39 UTC - in response to Message 1911760.  

Vader is not fixed yet.
The Berkeley Lab won't be staffed for another 3 hours or so.
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Message 1911766 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 15:55:31 UTC

I just wanted to thank you so much for your hard work getting everything fixed! Thank you!
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Message 1911786 - Posted: 8 Jan 2018, 18:18:13 UTC

Whisper it softly, but I think Vader may be with us once again. I set one machine to download exclusively from .127, and it's working so far. I did send an email to the lab, but I haven't heard back - they may still be testing and working on it.
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