Firewall blocked sending finished works

[8ohmh]

Hello,

unfortunately my firewall blocked sending my finished work to your server (the firewall did detect it as attack) - to which address can I send it? (of course Antivirus tested etc)

[bruce]

Welcome to foldingforum.org, 8ohmh.

The only way to upload the finished work is to use the client. The firewall needs to be configured to allow the client software to make a connection to the FAH servers.

Under normal circumstances, the client keeps trying if it fails to upload. Check your log and post it here if you don't understand what it is saying.

[8ohmh]

Here's my log report (Sorry that I'm posting here)

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                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.34

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

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Launch directory: D:\fah
Executable: D:\fah\FAH6.34-win32-SMP.exe
Arguments: -smp 

[17:19:41] - Ask before connecting: Yes
[17:19:41] - User name: HolgerOhmacht (Team 0)
[17:19:41] - User ID not found locally
[17:19:41] + Requesting User ID from server
[17:19:41] - Presenting message box asking to network.
[17:19:43] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[17:19:43] + Could not connect to Primary Assignment Server for ID
[17:19:43] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[17:19:43] + Could not connect to Secondary Assignment Server for ID
[17:19:43] 
+ Could not get ID from server. Retrying...
[17:19:58] - Machine ID: 1
[17:19:58] 
[17:19:58] Loaded queue successfully.
[17:19:58] 
[17:19:58] + Processing work unit
[17:19:58] A4 will attempt to use 4 threads.
[17:19:58] Core required: FahCore_a4.exe
[17:19:58] Core found.
[17:19:58] Working on queue slot 01 [December 14 17:19:58 UTC]
[17:19:58] + Working ...
[17:19:58] 
[17:19:58] *------------------------------*
[17:19:58] Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
[17:19:58] Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
[17:19:58] 
[17:19:58] Preparing to commence simulation
[17:19:59] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[17:20:08] - Looking at optimizations...
[17:20:08] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[17:20:08] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[17:20:08] - Going to use standard loops.
[17:20:08] - Files status OK
[17:20:08] - Expanded 543732 -> 1303584 (decompressed 239.7 percent)
[17:20:08] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=543732 data_size=1303584, decompressed_data_size=1303584 diff=0
[17:20:08] - Digital signature verified
[17:20:08] 
[17:20:08] Project: 8001 (Run 86, Clone 10, Gen 1)
[17:20:08] 
[17:20:08] Entering M.D.
[17:20:14] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[17:20:15] Mapping NT from 4 to 4 
[17:20:15] Resuming from checkpoint
[17:20:15] Verified work/wudata_01.log
[17:20:15] Verified work/wudata_01.trr
[17:20:15] Verified work/wudata_01.xtc
[17:20:15] Verified work/wudata_01.edr
[17:20:15] Completed 175540 out of 250000 steps  (70%)
[17:22:41] Completed 177500 out of 250000 steps  (71%)
[17:25:39] Completed 180000 out of 250000 steps  (72%)
[17:28:54] Completed 182500 out of 250000 steps  (73%)
[17:31:59] Completed 185000 out of 250000 steps  (74%)
[17:35:11] Completed 187500 out of 250000 steps  (75%)
[17:38:21] Completed 190000 out of 250000 steps  (76%)
[17:41:18] Completed 192500 out of 250000 steps  (77%)
[17:44:12] Completed 195000 out of 250000 steps  (78%)
[17:47:07] Completed 197500 out of 250000 steps  (79%)
[17:50:20] Completed 200000 out of 250000 steps  (80%)
[17:53:39] Completed 202500 out of 250000 steps  (81%)
[17:56:50] Completed 205000 out of 250000 steps  (82%)
[18:00:23] Completed 207500 out of 250000 steps  (83%)
[18:03:37] Completed 210000 out of 250000 steps  (84%)
[18:07:17] Completed 212500 out of 250000 steps  (85%)
[18:10:33] Completed 215000 out of 250000 steps  (86%)
[18:13:47] Completed 217500 out of 250000 steps  (87%)
[18:16:54] Completed 220000 out of 250000 steps  (88%)
[18:20:09] Completed 222500 out of 250000 steps  (89%)
[18:23:39] Completed 225000 out of 250000 steps  (90%)
[18:27:01] Completed 227500 out of 250000 steps  (91%)
[18:30:11] Completed 230000 out of 250000 steps  (92%)
[18:33:21] Completed 232500 out of 250000 steps  (93%)
[18:37:03] Completed 235000 out of 250000 steps  (94%)
[18:40:27] Completed 237500 out of 250000 steps  (95%)
[18:44:03] Completed 240000 out of 250000 steps  (96%)
[18:47:27] Completed 242500 out of 250000 steps  (97%)
[18:50:37] Completed 245000 out of 250000 steps  (98%)
[18:54:19] Completed 247500 out of 250000 steps  (99%)
[18:57:53] Completed 250000 out of 250000 steps  (100%)
[18:57:54] DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
[18:58:05] 
[18:58:05] Finished Work Unit:
[18:58:05] - Reading up to 768588 from "work/wudata_01.trr": Read 768588
[18:58:05] trr file hash check passed.
[18:58:05] - Reading up to 455360 from "work/wudata_01.xtc": Read 455360
[18:58:05] xtc file hash check passed.
[18:58:05] edr file hash check passed.
[18:58:05] logfile size: 26173
[18:58:05] Leaving Run
[18:58:05] - Writing 1255525 bytes of core data to disk...
[18:58:05] Done: 1255013 -> 1191407 (compressed to 94.9 percent)
[18:58:05]   ... Done.
[18:58:06] - Shutting down core
[18:58:06] 
[18:58:06] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[18:58:09] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[18:58:09] Sending work to server
[18:58:09] Project: 8001 (Run 86, Clone 10, Gen 1)


[18:58:09] + Attempting to send results [December 14 18:58:09 UTC]
[18:58:45] - Server reports problem with unit.
[18:58:45] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[18:58:45] Cleaning up work directory
[18:58:45] + Attempting to get work packet
[18:58:45] - Connecting to assignment server
[18:58:47] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.55).
[18:58:47] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[18:58:47] Loaded queue successfully.
[18:58:56] + Connections closed: You may now disconnect
[18:58:56] 

[bruce]

The messages

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[18:58:09] + Attempting to send results [December 14 18:58:09 UTC]
[18:58:45] - Server reports problem with unit.

do not indicate a firewall problem. They indicate that the WU was uploaded but it was corrupt so the server rejected it.

[8ohmh]

That's bad - Ok, does it mean that the results were wrong? (gosh 2 days of running quad core 80% would be for nothing - isn't it?) Please tell me (or another person) the right procedure - thanks

[bruce]

WUs can be corrupted by bad hardware (too much overclock or too hot), by an overly aggressive antivirus program that decides to take action on some of the FAH data in the work folder, by a loss of power or other abrupt termination rather than a clean shutdown, and probably a few other unknown causes.

The messages

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Working with standard loops on this execution.
Previous termination of core was improper.

indicate that FAH had not been shut down cleanly which is not a good sign for whatever happened just prior to this log.

[8ohmh]

Ok, that's bad (maybe the hibernation function of windows is the source). What should I do now with the results? Discard it or can you use them anyway?

[Joe_H]

The results should have been cleared already and discarded by your folding client, that is what the line in your log about cleaning up means. If it did leave the prior WU and you need help discarding them, post and someone can give you directions. The results are of no use as they can not be used to reliably generate the initial conditions for the next WU.

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[18:58:45] - Server reports problem with unit.
[18:58:45] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[18:58:45] Cleaning up work directory