SSL access is now working for the old ps3grid.net and ps3grid.org hostnames, if for some reason you are still connecting via those (and if you are, please change to gpugrid.net!)

Matt

At Toni's request (PM), I've been trying test downloads of the big cufft64_80.dll file. Hard to be scientific about it, because the whole site went down in the middle, but I reckon I got roughly 10 MByte per attempt before it stalled, at download speeds of up to ~5,000 Mbits/sec. That's both using BOINC as the download tool, and by direct links in a browser. Our guess is that we are experiencing throttling outside the server - whether by the University or by something even downstream of that still needs to be investigated.

Edit - at least the clock on the new server looks more accurate than the old one! :P

SSL access is now working for the old ps3grid.net and ps3grid.org hostnames, if for some reason you are still connecting via those (and if you are, please change to gpugrid.net!)

Matt

How is this done best? I guess it is no good idea to manually edit the client_state_prev.XML .... what do you suggest, remove and join the project again in the Boinc project list?

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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.

what do you suggest, remove and join the project again in the Boinc project list?

Yes, imho (when no tasks are running).

what do you suggest, remove and join the project again in the Boinc project list?

Yes, imho (when no tasks are running).

Okay, thanks.

BTW... new tasks spotted in the queue. Hooray :-)
Edit: but not many. And all gone in a second. :-(

Okay, just excuse me for a moment. Need to go whining.......

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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.

I've tried to download the cufft64_80.dll file manually with Google Chrome, but it's stalled at 61.9MB (it's 139MB in total).
To make it easier to test, here's the direct link to the file:
https://www.ps3grid.net/download/cufft64_80.dll
EDIT: I've aborted the download, as suspending and resuming it didn't help. It's downloaded successfully without interrupt for the second attempt.

I've tried to download the cufft64_80.dll file manually with Google Chrome, but it's stalled at 61.9MB (it's 139MB in total).
To make it easier to test, here's the direct link to the file:
https://www.ps3grid.net/download/cufft64_80.dll
EDIT: I've aborted the download, as suspending and resuming it didn't help. It's downloaded successfully without interrupt for the second attempt.

What about using a torrent program like BitComet or a download accelerator that can split the file into smaller pieces and reconstitute it outside of a browser constraint? Or even, is there the anonymous or passworded FTP option open for this location?

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1 Corinthians 9:16 "For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!"
Ephesians 6:18-20, please ;-)
http://tbc-pa.org

What about using a torrent program like BitComet or a download accelerator that can split the file into smaller pieces and reconstitute it outside of a browser constraint? Or even, is there the anonymous or passworded FTP option open for this location?

These do not matter, as the BOINC manager can use only HTTP (and HTTPS).

4 _26 ms 23 ms 25 ms at-vie01a-rd1-ae31-2047.aorta.net [84.116.228.14]
5 _24 ms 24 ms 22 ms de-fra01b-rc1-et-7-0-0-0.aorta.net [84.116.136.18]
6 _23 ms 23 ms 25 ms de-fra01b-ri1-ae0-0.aorta.net [84.116.134.6]
7 _25 ms 26 ms 24 ms de-ffm.nordu.net [80.81.192.241]
8 _44 ms 45 ms 43 ms de-hmb.nordu.net [109.105.97.72]
9 _44 ms 48 ms 44 ms dk-uni.nordu.net [109.105.97.13]
10 _42 ms 42 ms 45 ms uk-hex.nordu.net [109.105.102.97]
11 _45 ms 43 ms 44 ms ndn-gw.mx1.lon.uk.geant.net [109.105.102.98]
12 _64 ms 63 ms 73 ms ae0.mx1.lon2.uk.geant.net.geant.net [62.40.98.79
13 _51 ms 49 ms 51 ms ae0.mx1.par.fr.geant.net [62.40.98.77]
14 _61 ms 57 ms 57 ms ae2.mx1.gen.ch.geant.net [62.40.98.153]
15 _64 ms 66 ms 64 ms rediris-ias-geant-gw.mar.fr.geant.net [83.97.88.29]
16 _78 ms 79 ms 79 ms rediris-ias-rediris-gw.mar.fr.geant.net [83.97.8.130]
17 _89 ms 85 ms 85 ms TELMAD.AE4.uv.rt1.val.red.rediris.es [130.206.24.89]
18 _91 ms 95 ms 91 ms anella-val1-router.red.rediris.es [130.206.211.7]
19 * * * Zeitüberschreitung der Anforderung.
20 _91 ms 90 ms 90 ms grosso.upf.edu [84.89.134.145]
21 _89 ms 93 ms 89 ms grosso.upf.edu [84.89.134.145]
22 _91 ms 91 ms 91 ms grosso.upf.edu [84.89.134.145]

Tracert/trace route could possibly help to identify the bottleneck in Transmission. The above is the (my) way from Austria to the GPUGRID server www.ps3grid.net ... alias 84.89.134.145

Quite a long way to go, the Austrian "aorta" over Germany/Frankfurt, Denmark, UK ... basically a tour of entire Europe before I get to Barcelona.

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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.

I'm glad that the new server is running (congrats) but DL stalling has hit a new low. It's abysmal. Worse than its ever been. :-(

What about using a torrent program like BitComet or a download accelerator that can split the file into smaller pieces and reconstitute it outside of a browser constraint? Or even, is there the anonymous or passworded FTP option open for this location?

These do not matter, as the BOINC manager can use only HTTP (and HTTPS).

Is there any support from BOINC available to those with server issues?

good morning, everybody.

What I am a little surprised about is that there are barely any WUs ready for download, for several days now.

So I am wondering what sense a new server makes if then no work available.

good morning, everybody.

What I am a little surprised about is that there are barely any WUs ready for download, for several days now.

So I am wondering what sense a new server makes if then no work available.

WOW! Give the guys a chance. I'm sure they'll release more work when they have the server running properley. You want the work and they want you to do the work.

I've tried to download the cufft64_80.dll file manually with Google Chrome, but it's stalled at 61.9MB (it's 139MB in total).
To make it easier to test, here's the direct link to the file:
https://www.ps3grid.net/download/cufft64_80.dll
EDIT: I've aborted the download, as suspending and resuming it didn't help. It's downloaded successfully without interrupt for the second attempt.

I also tried to download this dll with Chrome but always stop at about 5-7%.
I used "download manager" for Chrome and it easily downloaded this file with many stops but in 3-4 minutes.

I've tried to download the cufft64_80.dll file manually with Google Chrome, but it's stalled at 61.9MB (it's 139MB in total).
To make it easier to test, here's the direct link to the file:
https://www.ps3grid.net/download/cufft64_80.dll
EDIT: I've aborted the download, as suspending and resuming it didn't help. It's downloaded successfully without interrupt for the second attempt.

I can download the cufft64_80.dll file in few seconds without problem. In windows or Linux.

No new WU here with same problems already reported. I also noticed the following error messages when opening the GPUGRID preferences page:

Strict Standards: Non-static method DbConn::base_escape_string() should not be called statically in /home/ps3grid/projects/PS3GRID/html/inc/boinc_db.inc on line 94

Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/ps3grid/projects/PS3GRID/html/inc/prefs_util.inc on line 218
Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/ps3grid/projects/PS3GRID/html/inc/prefs_util.inc on line 408
Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/ps3grid/projects/PS3GRID/html/inc/prefs_util.inc on line 784

Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/ps3grid/projects/PS3GRID/html/project/project_specific_prefs.inc on line 239

I can download the cufft64_80.dll file in few seconds without problem. In windows or Linux.

Finally a positive report. However, there is no reason to use the ps3grid host name, it's obsolete. Whoever wants, please try both http and https.

Can anybody confirm (e.g. with netstat or similar tool) whether or not the boinc client is going through SSL?

T

good morning, everybody.

What I am a little surprised about is that there are barely any WUs ready for download, for several days now.

So I am wondering what sense a new server makes if then no work available.

WOW! Give the guys a chance. I'm sure they'll release more work when they have the server running properley. You want the work and they want you to do the work.

Well, whenever there are a few tasks available, they are gone within seconds. So, it seems that the server is basically working for downloads and uploads (this impression is reinforced by the fact that whenever I am lucky to get a WU, it's being downloaded within seconds, and the uploads also works with same speed as before).

Besides, I guess that the IT technicians who take care of the few remaining server problems are different to those project scientists who prepare the WUs.

Hence, I don't think that the lack of WUs has much to do with the new server (and it's few minor problems here and there).

WUs are created dynamically on the basis of the ones returned. We are not creating more yet because we are still testing.

T

Can anybody confirm (e.g. with netstat or similar tool) whether or not the boinc client is going through SSL?

I don't normally use netstat, so don't know if this does you any good. But I just attached to GPUGrid on a Win7 64-bit machine. There were not any tasks available, but this is what netstat shows:

  TCP    192.168.0.107:50422    104.45.129.178:https   TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.0.107:50426    104.45.129.178:https   ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.0.107:50429    grosso:http            ESTABLISHED