TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

Kids, thats why straight jackets were invented. I have a 4 of my own and allow them on my rigs from time to time but kill internet access while they are on there. The oldest (9) loaded his mommas lappy with all kinds of great stuff that took forever to get rid of.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

"Kids. You spend 2 years teaching them to walk and talk and then the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut up!" - me

 

[twilyth]

16 years if you're lucky. 20-30 if you're not.

 

[manofthem]

"Kids. You spend 2 years teaching them to walk and talk and then the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut up!" - me

You and my dad would be best friends, he says the same thing all the time

 

[thebluebumblebee]

16 years if you're lucky. 20-30 if you're not.

17 - child, 18 - trespasser! (I knew of a family that on their child's 16th birthday, they would take them to the Armed Forces Recruiting office and sign them up. Military now requires a HS diploma, so that does not happen anymore)
(I'm kidding, if anyone is wondering)

You and my dad would be best friends, he says the same thing all the time

I thought I came up with that saying.

 

[manofthem]

The 4790 rig is having connectivity issues. All of a sudden, the pc won't connect to the internet or network. Messed with the cable to ensure it was plugged in to the pc as well as the router (other 2 pcs are fine, wired connections also), rebooted the pc, ran the troubleshoot thing in WIndows which reset the nic,... nothing. Now I've to try to see if I have a long enough cable to test to see if the cable is faulty. The better answer is to get a wifi adapter for this rig; it'd make life easier

And it's not even Monday

I thought I came up with that saying.

You never know, maybe long ago my pops met you somewhere and heard it from you

 

[[Ion]]

The 4790 rig is having connectivity issues. All of a sudden, the pc won't connect to the internet or network. Messed with the cable to ensure it was plugged in to the pc as well as the router (other 2 pcs are fine, wired connections also), rebooted the pc, ran the troubleshoot thing in WIndows which reset the nic,... nothing. Now I've to try to see if I have a long enough cable to test to see if the cable is faulty. The better answer is to get a wifi adapter for this rig; it'd make life easier

And it's not even Monday



You never know, maybe long ago my pops met you somewhere and heard it from you

If you have an Android smartphone, I believe that you can do Wifi -> USB tethering through it. Mine's pretty old, but I can. That's how I'm running the SR-2 ATM.

 

[stinger608]

@manofthem , have you checked the port? Try a different port to ensure the router didn't have a port go bad. Also, as you already mentioned, test with a different cable.

 

[manofthem]

@manofthem , have you checked the port? Try a different port to ensure the router didn't have a port go bad. Also, as you already mentioned, test with a different cable.

Just got done checking that and badda bing, port of the router was crap! I was suspicious when unplugged the cable and the light on the port stayed lit It's a crap Comcast router/modem combo junk, and it's pretty lousy because it's Comcast. I think they'll swap it out for free, or at least they better do that!

However, for now it's working again, but unfortunately it had run out of work. I keep a low buffer on my machines, despite plenty of experience suggesting I change that method, but now boinc is uploading completed work and downloading new.

Good call Dano!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

You never know, maybe long ago my pops met you somewhere and heard it from you

Actually, I most likely would have heard it from him - my oldest is 20. The last time I was in Florida was ~1985.

It's a crap Comcast router/modem combo junk

Frys has TRENDnet TEG-S82g 8-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch for $18 SHIPPED.

 

[t_ski]

Actually, I most likely would have heard it from him - my oldest is 20. The last time I was in Florida was ~1985.

Frys has TRENDnet TEG-S82g 8-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch for $18 SHIPPED.

I believe I have that same model at home and love it. I bought a similar one (plastic shell) for at work.

 

[[Ion]]

Very preliminary results suggest that the IBM X3500 system is going to do somewhere around 8k PPD once the second CPU arrives. At ~280W, not so great PPD/W, but at $60, rather good PPD/$

 

[Toothless]

I moved and this is what I get. I wonder if WCG will even let me run it now.

UPDATE:
I added my laptop into the mix so it's modem>(wireless)>Laptop>(ethernet)>Desktop

 

[Arjai]

Hmmmm.

 

[manofthem]

Hmmmm.

Welcome to the TPU old fart club now

I moved and this is what I get. I wonder if WCG will even let me run it now.

UPDATE:
I added my laptop into the mix so it's modem>(wireless)>Laptop>(ethernet)>Desktop

So how's the new place? I'm hoping it's nice and relaxing for ya, a welcomed change at least.

 

[mjkmike]

@Toothless just be glad you are now at you're own place. Crunching does not need much internet it is just yes and no (00 and 01)

Ok more than zero and one but still not that much traffic on the internet

Wait it is all zero's and one's what was I thinking

 

[mjkmike]

Hmmmm.

Great work my friend. You make me proud too be a member of tpu crunching team

 

[[Ion]]

Hah, all you new guys, get off my lawn!

 

[mjkmike]

Hah, all you new guys, get off my lawn!

Remember you have one rig at you're dads that was once mine.

old and can't spell worth shit.

I am also sorry if shit is NSFW it is what it is

 

[Toothless]

Well, the new place is really nice. It's in a trailer park but it's probably the nicest trailer in the area. 3 bed 2 bath and the owner rents the two smaller rooms (me and the other guy)

Room is pretty decently sized, with a TINY DESK and queen sized bed, all the goodies. Store is across the street and my employer is half a mile down. Subway is even across the street. Woooot.

I'll be seeing what crunching will do for my rig with this connection.

 

[[Ion]]

Remember you have one rig at you're dads that was once mine.

old and can't spell worth shit.

I am also sorry if shit is NSFW it is what it is

Indeed, I use it every day for school, and it does a fabulous job. Using it for some Matlab work for statistics now.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I'll be seeing what crunching will do for my rig with this connection.

You shouldn't have problems, but you can also configure the client to communicate only during certain hours, like the wee hours of the morning when others in the house are not using the Internet and then to only use so much bandwidth. (may I suggest offering to pay your landlord $10-15 per month extra if you're going to run your system 24/7)

 

[TRWOV]

I'll be seeing what crunching will do for my rig with this connection.

I would set a 2 day buffer and program Boinc to upload early in the morning (5am perhaps?) as bluebumblebe said. Boinc doesn't require a fast connection or anything but you can use the scheduler to avoid tapping into the connection when others are using it.

 

[[Ion]]

I've set the SR-2 back to stock speed; it was still unstable and I don't have the time to deal with or troubleshoot it right now.

 

[mjkmike]

@[Ion] Hope you do good on the exams.