can`t connect to boinc client

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choi Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jun 05 Posts: 16 Credit: 5,977 RAC: 0	Message 221865 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 4:16:27 UTC Last modified: 27 Dec 2005, 4:16:45 UTC
	I starter the boinc and it complains "Boinc manager is not able to connect to a Boinc client". What to do?
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J D K Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 04 Posts: 1295 Credit: 311,371 RAC: 0	Message 221913 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 8:38:32 UTC
	Do you have BOINC starting at boot? If so delete it from windows startup and reboot, that works for some people... OK, the disconnected issue means that the BOINC manager is not able to talk to the BOINC daemon. Whether or not you are uploading/downloading/crunching at this point must be determined with the task list (I do not remember how to bring this up for 95/98/me). The usual reason for this problem is that the BOINC manager is starting and trying to talk before the BOINC daemon is ready to listen. The usual fix is to wait a minute or two and see if connecting to "" or "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" works. If the above fails, then there is a possibility that the BOINC daemon is not starting. If that is the case, then staring it manually may help. If it is installed as a service, run "net start BOINC" from a command line. If it is installed as single or multi user, cd to the install directory, and run BOINC.exe. If it is now running, you are the victim of a bug that has hopefully been fixed in 5.1. If it is still not working, you have a problem with one of the XML files, and you will probably have to delete the directory and start over. (I have seen this problem much less with 5.1). You might also go to the BOINC folder and look for this file "gui rpc auth.cfg" open with word pad and change the password to one you like make sure you enter a return at the end and then save and reboot computer then try the local host entry in select computer popup..... ____________ And the beat goes on Sonny and Cher BOINC Wiki
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Dotsch Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 834,992 RAC: 7	Message 221957 - Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 13:16:43 UTC - in response to Message 221913. Last modified: 27 Dec 2005, 13:17:17 UTC
	If you have not setup a password in gui_rpc_autf.cfg, the boinc client set a random password. So you can not connect with the boinc manager to the client. You have to enter your password into this file, followed by a return. ____________
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Viv Langham & Graham Hope Send message Joined: 21 Sep 02 Posts: 3 Credit: 479 RAC: 0	Message 268390 - Posted: 25 Mar 2006, 4:44:40 UTC - in response to Message 221913.
	If it is installed as single or multi user, cd to the install directory, and run BOINC.exe. If it is now running, you are the victim of a bug that has hopefully been fixed in 5.1. I have suddenly been unable to connect today, although had no problem yesterday. When I ran BOINC.exe and then started the Manager it worked. Does this mean I'm suffering from the bug you mentioned, or could there be another reason? I am running 5.2.13 on XP. ____________
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EHM-1 Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 8 Credit: 169,477 RAC: 399	Message 272713 - Posted: 31 Mar 2006, 13:56:42 UTC - in response to Message 268390.
	If it is installed as single or multi user, cd to the install directory, and run BOINC.exe. If it is now running, you are the victim of a bug that has hopefully been fixed in 5.1. I have suddenly been unable to connect today, although had no problem yesterday. When I ran BOINC.exe and then started the Manager it worked. Does this mean I'm suffering from the bug you mentioned, or could there be another reason? I am running 5.2.13 on XP. Hello- Did you solve this? The same problem just cropped up for me today out of the blue. If I close the command prompt window, BOINC loses its connection to localhost. ____________ -Eric
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R A. Jensen Send message Joined: 12 Mar 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 15,940 RAC: 0	Message 282977 - Posted: 16 Apr 2006, 13:50:57 UTC - in response to Message 221957.
	If you have not setup a password in gui_rpc_autf.cfg, the boinc client set a random password. So you can not connect with the boinc manager to the client. You have to enter your password into this file, followed by a return. No it dosen't do the trick. The same problem is coming on. "No connection to localhost" But if you start "Boinc.exe" and then start Boincmanager, it will work! So there must some kind of bug in Boincmanager! ____________
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Dotsch Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 834,992 RAC: 7	Message 282988 - Posted: 16 Apr 2006, 14:07:23 UTC - in response to Message 282977.
	But if you start "Boinc.exe" and then start Boincmanager, it will work! So there must some kind of bug in Boincmanager! No, this is OK. The boinc manager connects to the boinc client. ____________
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