boinc client quit communicating with manager after installing kubuntu-desktop onto xubuntu 6.10

[Oldcrow]

I installed Xubuntu 6.10 recently. Everything works ok, then decided to take advantage of Kubuntu (much superior). Now, Boinc client loads at start time, then quits suddenly. Removing all boinc packages and reinstalling made no difference. Manager runs ok, but no communication with the client.

[Oldcrow (jsheuer)]

It's me again. I got it working by myself working on a hunch. Boinc runs fine after uninstalling KmyFirewall. As I could not find an easy way to fix it, I am looking for another firewall instead. Maybe KmyFirewall author should make the program a bit more user-friendly.

I opened everything under incoming and outgoing. The localhost is shown as 'friendly' in the firewall, but still it blocked boinc client from talking with KBoincSpy.

Thanks for giving this bug attention.

[Frank S. Thomas (fst)]

On Wednesday 25 April 2007 08:54, Oldcrow wrote:
> It's me again. I got it working by myself working on a hunch. Boinc
> runs fine after uninstalling KmyFirewall. As I could not find an easy
> way to fix it, I am looking for another firewall instead. Maybe
> KmyFirewall author should make the program a bit more user-friendly.
>
> I opened everything under incoming and outgoing. The localhost is shown
> as 'friendly' in the firewall, but still it blocked boinc client from
> talking with KBoincSpy.

BOINC uses port 31416, so you should not restrict access to this port for
localhost and you should make sure that you used localhost as host in
KBoincSpy's "Add Location" dialog. (I assume boinc-client and kboincspy are
installed on the same host.)

Grüße,
Frank

[Oldcrow (jsheuer)]

Thanks, finally got it working.

Jeff

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 01:51, Frank S. Thomas wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 April 2007 08:54, Oldcrow wrote:
> > It's me again. I got it working by myself working on a hunch. Boinc
> > runs fine after uninstalling KmyFirewall. As I could not find an easy
> > way to fix it, I am looking for another firewall instead. Maybe
> > KmyFirewall author should make the program a bit more user-friendly.
> >
> > I opened everything under incoming and outgoing. The localhost is shown
> > as 'friendly' in the firewall, but still it blocked boinc client from
> > talking with KBoincSpy.
>
> BOINC uses port 31416, so you should not restrict access to this port for
> localhost and you should make sure that you used localhost as host in
> KBoincSpy's "Add Location" dialog. (I assume boinc-client and kboincspy are
> installed on the same host.)
>
> Grüße,
> Frank