Subject: Re: Using an offline PC with BOINC?
From: Seti User
Date: 10/07/2004, 01:20
Newsgroups: alt.sci.seti

~misfit~ wrote:

Tony Payne wrote:

I have a pc that is not connected to the internet and currently
crunches 6 wu's per day using the CL version and SetiDriver.  I
transfer the wu's between that pc and my home pc, and this has worked
really well.

Is there a similar way to do this with BOINC, or can it only be used
with a pc connected to the internet?


Internet connected PCs only at the moment I'm afraid. That is gonna cut out
a lot of potential crunchers.
--
~misfit~



Well that has to be one of the most stupidest ideas on the planet.
At work I have almost finished setting up seti on just under 100 machines half of which are 2.4GHz and the others 3.2GHz however SetiQueue cannot get through the restrictions of the local internet proxy so I have to transfer work units via CD and sometimes DVD and upload/download at home. Even if I found how to set up the proxy correctly it wouldn't be of much help because work is charged a premium for the satellite connection and wouldn't be happy if several extra gigs were added to the downloads each month.
So I think it's definitely a stupid idea that Boinc isn't accounting in for offline machines any way.

- A Dedicated Seti Cruncher