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ksagnostic · 05-04-2002, 07:11 AM

I'm used to going through periods where it is hard to download the next batch of data, but this is the first time I haven't been able to do so for nearly a week.

Bill · 05-05-2002, 08:24 AM

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Originally posted by ksagnostic:
<strong>I'm used to going through periods where it is hard to download the next batch of data, but this is the first time I haven't been able to do so for nearly a week. </strong>

I had problems like yours for a while, where I had to restart the client over and over again. My client now seems to be back on autopilot. I expect that the SETI lab will be able to use more bandwidth over the summer months, so perhaps we will be OK until at least fall.

== Bill

Bill · 05-05-2002, 08:30 AM

By the way, after thinking a bit, I wasn't sure if you knew about the bandwidth cap, which is <a href="http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/tech_news.html" target="_blank">explained here</a>:

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January 25, 2002

Users may find their connections to the server slow during peak hours. Some may even see a connection refusal. This is due to a bandwidth limit between UC Berkeley and the Internet. The aggregate Internet usage over the entire campus has recently hit this limit. UC Berkeley's Communication and Network Services has been extremely helpful in working with us on this issue. The goal is for SETI@home users to get as good a data rate as possible while at the same time not adversely affecting the rest of campus. The current (new) policy is for SETI@home to get all excess capacity in outbound bandwidth (inbound is not an issue). This is being done by placing our traffic at a lower priority than that of other users, but applying no rate limit other than the campus wide cap. Placing us at a lower priority is necessary so that interactive Internet users do not experience painfully high latency. This policy translates into enormous capacity at (local) night, but a tight squeeze during peak hours. Thus far this policy is working better than expected even though there may be periods of poor service. Please bear with us as we work towards a sustainable long term solution.

My guess for the recent "troubles" is that some other campus need managed to "drown out" virtually all of the SETI data transfers. That need seems to have now been controlled (at least for the time being).

== Bill

Morat · 05-06-2002, 09:03 AM

Damn MP3 traders. *grin*.

The Seti@home people did mention a third-party bit of freeware that allows you to download multiple work units at once, and "queue" them for use by SETI.

Sounds like a decent response to your problem.

05-04-2002, 07:11 AM	#1
ksagnostic Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Wichita, KS, USA Posts: 2,514	Anyone else having problems with SETI at Home? I'm used to going through periods where it is hard to download the next batch of data, but this is the first time I haven't been able to do so for nearly a week.

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05-06-2002, 09:03 AM	#4
Morat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 932	Damn MP3 traders. grin. The Seti@home people did mention a third-party bit of freeware that allows you to download multiple work units at once, and "queue" them for use by SETI. Sounds like a decent response to your problem.

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