Posts by old_user2345

1) Message boards : Number crunching : disable network access seems to not work (Message 5831) Posted 1 Nov 2004 by old_user2345 Post: I\'m nearing the end of a run on Boinc, after which i\'m going to down this machine, and then Linux it. I\'m actually WAITING for the CPDN work unit to finish before I re-format, re-build and re-attch. BUT Last night some time, even though I\'d told CPDN (sorry, BOINC) to not use the network (just get on with the work damned machine, leave me to decide how you communicate and when you do it!) the bloody thing went and downloaded a new work unit \" I\'ve only got a day or so of work left I\'m going to get more work, regardless of what my lord and master tells me to do (or not do). \" Well, the program is now switched off and not doing anything until I find out how (short of yanking the network cable, which isn\'t going to happen because it\'s my file server) to stop the damned thing from disobeying my instructions. I\'ve also got another work unit in my bin, which I need to delete. But there\'s no options. I\'m not going to wait another couple of months to take this machine down again. Is it possible to go back from BOINC to using CPDN classic? That seemed better behaved (from the little experience I had with it.