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Bud
16 Dec 2003, 5:49am
anyone having problems getting wu's? my main rig keeps saying F@h:attempting to get work packet.

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 5:50am
post a bit of your log please ...I'm getting them fine.
Let's see what server you're trying to get wu's from.

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 5:52am
--- Opening Log file [December 16 08:50:08]


# Windows Graphical Edition ###################################################
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Folding@home Client Version 4.00-Prerelease2

http://folding.stanford.edu

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Arguments: -advmethods -forceSSE

Warning:
By using the -forceSSE flag, you are overriding program
safeguards that monitor the stability of SSE
instructions on your system. If you did not intend
to do this, please restart the program without
-forceSSE. If work units are not completing fully,
then please discontinue use of the flag.

[08:50:08] - Ask before connecting: No
[08:50:08] - User name: Bud (Team 93)
[08:50:08] - User ID = 53F007160B26426C
[08:50:08] - Machine ID: 1
[08:50:08]
[08:50:08] Loaded queue successfully.
[08:50:08] Initialization complete
[08:50:08] + Benchmarking ...
[08:50:11] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[08:50:11] + Attempting to get work packet
[08:50:11] - Connecting to assignment server
[08:50:26] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[08:50:41] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[08:50:41] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[08:50:41] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[08:50:50] + Attempting to get work packet
[08:50:50] - Connecting to assignment server
[08:51:05] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[08:51:20] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[08:51:20] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[08:51:20] - Error: Attempt #2 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[08:51:43] + Attempting to get work packet
[08:51:43] - Connecting to assignment server
[08:51:58] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[08:52:13] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[08:52:13] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[08:52:13] - Error: Attempt #3 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[08:52:34] + Attempting to get work packet
[08:52:34] - Connecting to assignment server
[08:52:49] + Could not connect to Assignment Server

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 5:55am
try stopping the client and starting again ...then post your log after about 2 mins and I'll go check the server starus

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 5:58am
it appears a few servers are having issues ...you may not get any wu's tonight if that is the case ...but from your log I can't tell which server it's trying to use.

maybe mmonnin has ideas ...

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:00am
how do you check if servers are down?

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:01am
--- Opening Log file [December 16 09:00:06]


# Windows Graphical Edition ###################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@home Client Version 4.00-Prerelease2

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Arguments: -advmethods -forceSSE

Warning:
By using the -forceSSE flag, you are overriding program
safeguards that monitor the stability of SSE
instructions on your system. If you did not intend
to do this, please restart the program without
-forceSSE. If work units are not completing fully,
then please discontinue use of the flag.

[09:00:06] - Ask before connecting: No
[09:00:06] - User name: Bud (Team 93)
[09:00:06] - User ID = 53F007160B26426C
[09:00:06] - Machine ID: 1
[09:00:06]
[09:00:06] Loaded queue successfully.
[09:00:06] Initialization complete
[09:00:06] + Benchmarking ...
[09:00:09] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[09:00:09] + Attempting to get work packet
[09:00:09] - Connecting to assignment server
[09:00:24] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[09:00:39] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[09:00:39] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[09:00:39] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[09:00:57] + Attempting to get work packet
[09:00:57] - Connecting to assignment server
[09:01:12] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[09:01:27] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[09:01:27] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[09:01:27] - Error: Attempt #2 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
here is the new log entry

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:07am
Bud had this to say
how do you check if servers are down?
http://folding.stanford.edu/serverstat.html

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:13am
dang and im soooo close to 1k

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:21am
I thought you had another folding machine?

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:22am
yup i have 2

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:28am
my spare though folds slow as heck

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:31am
patience is a vitue! lol
just kidding ...the servers will probably be up by noon tomorrow at the latest ...usually just takes someone to go in in the morning and reset it.

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:33am
:banghead: no good :banghead:
I just want to fold :respect: :fold:

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:37am
why not fold two clients per machine so that when one is hung up like that the other will still have something to do?
just make sure that the second client is machineid=2

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:45am
wont it take longer on that machine? and if not how do i configure?

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:48am
well it's relative bud ...if you fold 2 of the same wu's it will take twice as long.

Configure it exactly the same way you have the first client configured ...how are you setup now?

what folder do you have everything in?

think about it this way:

If it takes 1 hour to fold a 1 point wu that is 1 point per hour right?

At that rate you would fold 2 wu's in 2 hours.

And at that rate folding w/ 2 clients you would just fold 2 wu's in 2 hours anyway so it's the exact same thing.

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:50am
ok to begin with this is my current folder setup

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:53am
what I would do is copy that folder and give it another name ...since my first folder is called f@h1 I would call the next one f@h2
also I would dete the work folder since it will build a new one once it downloads a new wu.

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:59am
I would change the client.cfg in the second folder from this ...

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 7:00am
to this ...after that I would start both clients and monitor what happens for a few days.

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 7:04am
cool thanks

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 7:04am
hope it works for you ...I'm going to bed !!

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 7:13am
night and thanks for the info

mmonnin
16 Dec 2003, 1:22pm
Well after checking the Assignment servers again, they are both rejecting as well as a few others. Gonna have to wait til someone gets in at Stanford. They are on the West coast so it may be an hour or so.

I run a Genome service in the background. In case this ever happens I still have a WU to work on, the service WU never expires, and I still return gromacs WUs quickly.

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 1:24pm
i ust checked the servers and they are working for me but im at a school computer and cant check if my home computer is getting wu's

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 2:55pm
is everyone getting wu's now? are servers still acting up?

mmonnin
16 Dec 2003, 4:48pm
Mine are still on the same WU so I dont know.

Server status is still the same.

Bud
16 Dec 2003, 6:15pm
im still not getting any

csimon
16 Dec 2003, 6:49pm
did you set up 2 clients on that machine?

mmonnin
17 Dec 2003, 12:49am
I have gotten 2 new ones.

Bud
17 Dec 2003, 2:40am
no im lazy didnt install 2 clients its soooo slow with 1 client im afraid i need to get some more ram for here.

mmonnin
17 Dec 2003, 3:44am
2 Clients arent necessary. Only as a backup really.

Check this out! (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7527);)

Bud
17 Dec 2003, 2:30pm
i didnt do cause my box is slow k7s5a pro with 1900+(stock) and 256 mb rab and win 2k3 server ee

csimon
17 Dec 2003, 3:18pm
are you getting wu's yet?

Bud
17 Dec 2003, 3:36pm
yup finally about 8-9 pm it started getting them, also i finally hit 1k

csimon
17 Dec 2003, 7:03pm
cool ...congrats!

mmonnin
17 Dec 2003, 11:48pm
Oh woops. I meant 2 clients are NOT necessary.

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 4:26am
k my computer is doing it again, are the servers down again?

mmonnin
18 Dec 2003, 4:52am
All of them are up except 171.64.122.107. You should be fine tho. Both assignment servers are fine. One is getting hammered tho.

Are you going through some kind of firewall. You said you are on 2k4 server? That have anything to do with it?

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 4:57am
i have a domain contoller (win 2k3 ee) main rig (win2k3 ee temp) and logged in domain and internet works and evrything normally i get wu's fine.

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 5:22am
i tried setting client machine to 2 hinking maybe it would work since im on a domain but didnt work

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 5:29am
i also tried installing 2 clients and i did those steps and wont work it says folding a;ready running and i changed the machine id's

mmonnin
18 Dec 2003, 1:27pm
It has to be in a different folder. IT also needs the local flag as well since its trying to use the files from client 1.

Have you tried using IE settings or any of the network info to make sure it can get out.

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 1:31pm
k i hooked internet straight to main rig and it could fold, i guess since dc is folding too its throwing things off.

mmonnin
18 Dec 2003, 5:00pm
I just think that it cant get thru DC. Is port 80 and 8080 open?

Bud
18 Dec 2003, 5:02pm
not sure ill check when i get home, I now it can get on internet with no problem but i cant figure out why it couldnt get a wu