BOINC 7.x breaks BOINC Project Updater

[STE\/E]

Don't have a clue here as to why it won't work on the Win 7 Box, I'm a Network Dummy so Networking for Dummy'z wouldn't even help me ...

[zombie67]

if its on the same host make sure to us 127.0.0.1

This is what I use too.

[STE\/E]

if its on the same host make sure to us 127.0.0.1

Where would I enter or put that ???

[Fire$torm]

Where would I enter or put that ???

In the gpu_rpc_auth.cfg in your BOINC Data directory and add it to your firewall rules for the BOINC.exe and the updater.

[zombie67]

Where would I enter or put that ???

In Updater? In "Host". You can also use "localhost".

[STE\/E]

Okay Z that seemed to work for my Win 7 "local host" Box ... Thanks

Creating a new Firewall rule for 127.0.0.1 didn't work ... The Updater loses Contact with some of the Hosts I think, mainly because their all Wireless, so it won't Update them until I restart the Updater even if it re-makes contact before I restart it ...

[Fire$torm]

Okay Z that seemed to work for my Win 7 "local host" Box ... Thanks

Creating a new Firewall rule for 127.0.0.1 didn't work ... The Updater loses Contact with some of the Hosts I think, mainly because their all Wireless, so it won't Update them until I restart the Updater even if it re-makes contact before I restart it ...

Glad to hear its working on that box. That is why I always include it. Just so you know 127.0.0.1 = loopback = localhost. They all refer to the same thing.
The reconnect might be something trigggl can work on in the updater.

[Slicker]

you get the password from the BOINC File Directory...

Each computer has it's own Password so you can't use the same one for each computer.

You can edit it as well. [rant on]Why BOINC doesn't ask what you want it to be when installing pisses me off. DA says it is because most people only have one computer. So what. I find it a pain to have to go back after installing and rebooting to edit the password and then have to restart boinc. [/rant off]

Anyway.... Edit the gui_rpc_auth.cfg (note: gui, not gpu) with you favorite text editor (Notepad, TextPad, Notepad2, Notepad++, nano, vi, pico, etc.). The file contains only one line. That line is the boinc password on the machine. Change it to whatever you want, as short or long as you want. Stop and restart boinc. I make the password the same on all machines in my farm so I don't have to remember different passwords. If you have a secure network (e.g. are behind a firewall) you can delete the password completely so that it is an empty file. Don't delete the entire file, just blank the password.

If you want to control BOINC on the machine from some other machine, edit the remote_hosts.cfg file (or create one if it doesn't exist) and put the list of host names or IP addresses in it one per line. Don't forget 127.0.0.1 so it can always control itself. If you want to allow it to be controlled by any other computer, you can add the --remote_gui_rpc_auth startup parameter as described in the BOINC Wiki: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Contr...BOINC_remotely

[kaptainkarl1]

In the gpu_rpc_auth.cfg in your BOINC Data directory and add it to your firewall rules for the BOINC.exe and the updater.

All I see is gui_rpc_auth file. Is this file containing the number that I put in the host field in the updater? Or is it the password for the host in the updater?

[STE\/E]

Yes, copy the # inside gpu_rpc_auth.cfg file & paste it into the password line ... The Host Field is the Name of your Computer