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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi,
have dial up connection and I want to run WCG. Is it possible that I can set the client to download small work units only. Thanks |
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retsof
Former Community Advisor USA Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Post Count: 6824 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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There are another couple of projects starting in a few weeks. Perhaps some of those will have smaller workunits.
----------------------------------------Here's what I see for the current project. The 4 Mb workunit on Rosetta only has to be downloaded once since it contains the program, and the receive takes about 15-20 minutes. Subsequent workunits are between 500K and 1Mb since only the result dataset needs to be sent in, and the work data received. All of my results seen below in this statistics box were downloaded/uploaded by 56K dialup. Preparation/send/receive only takes about 5-10 minutes per workunit. I have sent in 4 results so far today from multiple computers. It's not that big of a deal. I can even run ANOTHER DC PROJECT, DIMES, while the send/receive to WCG is up. AVG Antivirus was also updated this morning while the send/receive was running. That's a fairly productive use of a dialup connection.
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----------------------------------------Work+GPU i7 8700 12threads School i7 4770 8threads Default+GPU Ryzen 7 3700X 16threads Ryzen 7 3800X 16 threads Ryzen 9 3900X 24threads Home i7 3540M 4threads50% [Edit 7 times, last edit by retsof at Oct 28, 2005 1:29:38 PM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
all that on dial up, retsof i am impressed, i could not catch you up in points on grid.org and now i find you at wcg and yet again u r way ahead of me, i have 2 computers and broadband!. i would have suggested try looking for other projects with smaller d/l and u/l requirements, your huge contribution pointswise proves that dialup peopel should be into these projects, hmm u have renewed my faith in dialup, only ny braodband friends and relo's are into distrib stuff, i shall have to hold u as an example, go retsof, ps watch your back i am chasing your points again !!!!
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retsof
Former Community Advisor USA Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Post Count: 6824 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Keep chasing. Every workunit adds a result.
----------------------------------------If the internet is backed up waiting for something, it doesn't matter how fast broadband is...
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi, have dial up connection and I want to run WCG. Is it possible that I can set the client to download small work units only. Thanks thom217-- In answer to your question, there is no way for you to select work units, but as you see from the other responders, this should not be necessary. Best regards, |
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