Work servers empty?

lay-z-boy

lay-z-boy

lay-z-boy

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Work servers empty/down or a problem on my side?

Now on the 12th attempt to get work, 3 of my 5 cores are sitting twiddling their thumbs.

(Running av methods through client cfg and service command line)

An example:

[17:38:28] + Attempting to get work packet
[17:38:28] - Will indicate memory of 478 MB
[17:38:28] - Connecting to assignment server
[17:38:28] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[17:38:29] Posted data.
[17:38:29] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.134).
[17:38:29] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[17:38:29] Loaded queue successfully.
[17:38:29] Connecting to http://171.64.122.134:8080/
[17:38:29] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[17:38:34] (Got status 503)
[17:38:34] + Could not connect to Work Server
[17:38:34] - Error: Attempt #12 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.

:/
 
tried restarting router, even left it with the power brick unplugged till everything cooled down. Powered machines on just now and still nothing :(
 
lay-z-boy said:
tried restarting router, even left it with the power brick unplugged till everything cooled down. Powered machines on just now and still nothing :(
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Have you tried the old "Use IE settings Yes/No" thing? It's generally best to set it to No but if that's not working you could try Yes. IE7 seems to mess with the functionality, if it's set to Yes currently and you have IE7 then that will be it - though I would imagine that wouldn't stop you seeing the OK appear in the browser
 
I'm getting the same thing since Dec 11th for one core and Dec 26th for another core
[10:19:32] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[10:19:32] - Autosending finished units...
[10:19:32] Trying to send all finished work units
[10:19:32] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[10:19:32] - Autosend completed
[10:19:32] + Attempting to get work packet
[10:19:32] - Will indicate memory of 2047 MB
[10:19:32] - Connecting to assignment server
[10:19:34] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.134).
[10:19:34] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[10:19:34] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:19:35] Error: Got status code 503 from server
[10:19:35] + Could not connect to Work Server
[10:19:35] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
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I read somewhere else that the error code 503 is overloaded servers, but found no confirmation of that. Surely that can't be the case since December - especially if other people aren't having any problems.

I'm running mine from the office so I suppose IT could have changed something, but since someone else has the same problem it might not be.
 
When that happens for me - I stop the service and run programe directly via a double click on the .exe file usually picks up a new Wu first time. Then close the window (Ctrl C) and restart the service.

One of the slower PC here at work needed this each and every time a WU finished for about two month :( After the first week I ran two clients on it to minimise down time (and added some extra Ram) but it's been working fine now for a month or so (after a windows update I think) was a real drag.
 
I am having the same problems.

13:38:03] + Attempting to get work packet
[13:38:03] - Connecting to assignment server
[13:38:04] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.128).
[13:38:04] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[13:38:04] Loaded queue successfully.
[13:38:04] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[13:38:04] (Got status 503)
[13:38:04] + Could not connect to Work Server
[13:38:04] - Error: Attempt #4 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[13:38:56] + Attempting to get work packet
[13:38:56] - Connecting to assignment server
[13:38:57] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.134).
[13:38:57] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[13:38:57] Loaded queue successfully.
[13:38:57] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[13:38:57] (Got status 503)
[13:38:57] + Could not connect to Work Server
[13:38:57] - Error: Attempt #5 to get work failed, and no other work to do.

etc etc. Havent changed anything on the comp.
 
For some reason this fixed it:

power down anything and everything related to computers

power back on 5 mins later.


:confused::confused:

seriously, wtf, how on earth did doing that fix it?
 
Your computers were filled with bad ju-ju. Turning them all off reset their ju-ju coefficient and enabled the wee demons inside to resume their toil making bits do their thing.
 
lay-z-boy said:
For some reason this fixed it:

power down anything and everything related to computers

power back on 5 mins later.


:confused::confused:

seriously, wtf, how on earth did doing that fix it?
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That's not really going to be possible for me in an office of 200 odd people ;) :( I can't even get into the server room - or I'd give 'em a quick kick :D
 
ju-ju coefficient
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lol or put another way using Priori Error analysis:

Let t be the time step for t and tn = n t with n = 0 1 ::: N (N = T t):

C2H juju t =tn+1 = ; H juju t =tn+1 ' ; H n un+1 un: The implicatations are obvious I'm sure you'll agree

Ahhh google, there was a non-voodoo answer afterall :D

Edit: just incase you think I'm crazy - I'm not, just sleep deprived
 
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Code: 
[18:08:30] + Attempting to get work packet
[18:08:30] - Connecting to assignment server
[18:08:31] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.128).
[18:08:31] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[18:08:31] Loaded queue successfully.
[18:08:31] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[18:08:31]   (Got status 503)
[18:08:31] + Could not connect to Work Server
[18:08:31] - Error: Attempt #2  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
			 Waiting before retry.
[18:08:37] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[18:08:37] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[18:08:37]	 (171.65.103.158:8080)
[18:08:37] - Error: Could not transmit unit 01 (completed January 3) to work server.

:(
 
It's really strange - I've just checked back through my logs and everything has connected first try except for one which took 1 extra attempt and was probably due to the brat maxing out the connection with some torrents rather than anything else.

I can't see any mass reports of being unable to connect on the main folding forums either :confused:
 
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