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Thread: Won't connect to server. Zonealarm problem? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
When I click on the icon for this program, the small blueish screen opens and tells me that it is receiving 2488 bytes of 2488 bytes from the server. Then, it is "unable to connect to the grid server" and "backing off." Next, I get this note....
"The grid agent has encountered a problem while attempting to connect to the grid server. This may occur if the gridserver cannot find any suitable workunits for your agent, because the grid server is offline for maintenance, or because your computer is not online. If you are not online, please initiate a network connection at your convenience. The Agent will automatically communicate when the problem is solved." Total mystery here. It's done this each time now for three days. It has always been online (cable). It has never connected. Total CPU time is zero. However, other members of my team (Texas A&M) are showing usage. I'm a little suspicious that my computer is not working as it should. I do run ZoneAlarm, but I gave this particular program full permission to go online. I am running Windows Me (yes, I know. Trust me, I know. Very, very well. Ugh.) on a Pavillion with 64 RAM and 677 mhz. This is not a blazing computer, but it's at 75% on the comparison at the ranking system on the site. Based on this info...is there something wrong on this end? Is this an Me problem (yet another one), is it a Zonealarm problem, or is it really something on the server end due to the massive influx of people when this hit CNN??? Hoping it's a quick and easy fix! Thanks |
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Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
According to the system requirements you need at least 128 MB of RAM to run the program.  With Win 2k or XP, 128 MB is indeed the lowest minimum. But - for what reason - I have 512 MB, does the grid client use 300 MB in the swap file? The client downloaded something of about 5 MB after starting. And another question: What's going on with the produced results? Will they be available for everyone? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi -- I had a similar problem and a johntsai indicated the following in the "Help Me" thread of the forum:
"I had similar problem at first. I ended up modifing the Device Profile and decrease the storage space. After that, it runs ok. You might want to try it too." After I reduced the storage in the Device Profile, the problem was resolved. |
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United_We_Stand
Cruncher Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Post Count: 15 Status: Offline |
 Too funny: I had To Increase my storage (It was only 10mb) DOH! |
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