Starbase wrote:

beleive it is the case that BOINC does not offer work unit caching and
requires the box to be connected to the internet to return and receive
work units as they complete. Is this the case?, 

The Linux Boinc client caches wu's.  Just set how often it connects to
several days on the website.  The number of wu's cached will depend on your
processor speed.  I am normally connected 24/7 but have noticed when my ISP
was down for a day the finished wu's are listed as uploading and finished
the upload when my internet connection came back up.  I'm using Mdk 10.1 so
the same should apply to your system.  If you upgrade to KDE 3.3+ KBoincSpy
is a good gui Boinc monitor, a good terminal client is Boinc bash script
http://phileimer.9online.fr/  Good Crunching