edsat wrote:

Now and then, Boinc Manager hangs up and can't connect to Local Host.
I am assuming this has to do with Zone Alarm. It is random and I can
see where the problem is. Any help or point to start looking would be
helpful.

What does Zone Alarm say for Boinc Manager and Boinc client when
you click on the Program Control Tab on the left hand column ?

I use the Free ZA and I get no issues like you do.  How much
ram do you have ?  How much hard drive space left ?

geothermal