I'm on vacation and have a bit of trouble getting connected to the internet when it's convenient for CPDN. Is there something I can change in one of the XML files that will tell CPDN it's ok to connect now intead of waiting for the full 4+ days it thinks is necessary?

Thanks!
C

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&gt; Is there something I can change in one of the XML files that will tell CPDN &gt; it's ok to connect now intead of waiting for the full 4+ days it thinks is &gt; necessary?

C ... assuming that you are running CPDN under BOINC .. You can force an update by rightclicking the "climateprediction.net" entry on the Projects tab and selecting "update".

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Chilcotin:
Sorry, I'm running a Mac, so I'm running command line - no GUI. Should have mentioned that earlier...
C

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&gt; Chilcotin:
&gt; Sorry, I'm running a Mac, so I'm running command line - no GUI. Should have
&gt; mentioned that earlier...
&gt; C

stop BOINC, then start it from the command line as usual, only with the switch

-update_prefs http://climateprediction.net

&gt; &gt; Chilcotin:
&gt; &gt; Sorry, I'm running a Mac, so I'm running command line - no GUI. Should
&gt; have
&gt; &gt; mentioned that earlier...
&gt; &gt; C
&gt;
&gt; stop BOINC, then start it from the command line as usual, only with the
&gt; switch
&gt;
&gt; -update_prefs http://climateprediction.net
&gt;

On Linux, '-update_prefs' will send any files the client has ready, but will NOT affect any trickles the client has accumulated. After I've done the start with '-update_prefs', the Linux BOINC V4.13 client __still__ continues the "Deferring communication for 4 days ..." countdown.

mikus
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The only way to get past the delay with linux (I'm not sure if this applies to other os's too) is to edit the client_state.xml file and then do a manual update.

To do this, you need to shut down the client, open the client_state.xml file with a text editor and find the line (50 to 55 lines down from the top) that references min_rpc_time. Change the number that appears on the line (between the min_rpc_time and the /min_rpc_time) to zero. save the changes and then restart the client with the -update_prefs flag. This will clear any long waits and exchange all waiting data.

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