problem uploading finished units

I've been running FAH for several years (not on any team, just me). Earlier this year I began using it on two computers. Lately I'm having difficulty getting the program to upload its finished units. For instance, one computer has four completed units pending upload. I've left the computer connected (I'm on dialup) for lengthy periods (several hours at times) during which I was doing nothing with the computer (except it might autoupdate something). I've restarted the program a number of times in an effort to get it notice the connection. Any suggestion otherwise as to how to kick FAH into turning in its work? (Sure wish there were such a manual function build into the program.) In the past, when finished units stack up, they DO ultimately get uploaded _ but often after delays of several days. That doesn't seem too good; and besides, with dialup, I'm not linked all the time which can add to the delay _ though typically I link up several times a day every day, even if only briefly.

 

are you running a firewall that is blocking fah outgoing connection, also if not already set this way set you fah client to not use a proxy connection and to not use internet explorers settings. Seems strange that it will download new work but won't upload finnished work

 

OK!

Here is how you force an upload of a specific WU.

First make sure you've stopped FAH (either by ending the process or going to services.msc and stopping the service).

Second, drop into a command shell and navigate to your FAH directory. e.g.
Start -> Run -> cmd
or for Win9x
Start-> Run -> command

Code:

cd c:\FAH\

Now, run this

Code:

FAH504Console -queueinfo

You should be presented with something like this:

Code:

Note: Please read the license agreement (FAH504-Console.exe -license). Further
use of this software requires that you have read and accepted this agreement.

No directory settings found in registry. Using current directory...


--- Opening Log file [November 22 15:38:45]


# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 5.04beta

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\FAH
Executable: FAH504-Console.exe
Arguments: -queueinfo

[15:38:45] - Ask before connecting: No
[15:38:45] - User name: goldfish (Team 12072)
[15:38:45] - User ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[15:38:45] - Machine ID: 1
[15:38:45]
[15:38:45] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:38:45] Printing Queue Information
CURRENT QUEUE:
00  EMPTY
01  EMPTY
02 *READY     "Folding@Home" (78) 171.65.103.160:8080  November 20 08:27 | March
 10 08:27
03  EMPTY
04  EMPTY
05  EMPTY
06  EMPTY
07  EMPTY
08  EMPTY
09  EMPTY

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

Note the Number next to *READY. This is the number of the WU you want to send.

Now, run the following

Code:

FAH504Console.exe -send x

Where x is the number you noted down previously. This should force the client to send the WU to the servers.

Hope that helps

 

Wow, goldfish! Kinda complex, but thanks!

And mgpower: Thank you, too. No, no proxy, and firewall is free Comodo and wihFAH.exe is listed there as "allow." However, just checked and found that FAH was set to use IE settings. I deselected it. That hadn't been a problem in the past; maybe there's something about IE7? Anyway, thanks for the help.

Now we'll see how it goes.

 

No probs.

I should have said, I lifted the command line options from here http://fahwiki.net/index.php/The_FAH_client_on_Linux

I tested it on my windows box and it worked perfect.