Failed reading core package header

[aka_daryl]

Hi all, just resetting up FaH on my rebuilt PC and I'm getting the following

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00:56:17:WU01:FS01:Downloading core from http://cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/nvidia/Core_21.fah
00:56:17:WU01:FS01:Connecting to cores.foldingathome.org:80
00:56:18:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Failed reading core package header.
00:56:18:WU00:FS00:Downloading core from http://cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/avx/Core_a7.fah
00:56:18:WU00:FS00:Connecting to cores.foldingathome.org:80
00:56:18:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed reading core package header.

I've not had the issue before and the .fah file can be downloaded manually, any thoughts on this?

[Joe_H]

Are you running an anti-malware app or firewall? They can block the client from downloading. The FAHClient process needs the same permissions to transfer data as a web browser, you may need to add an exception to allow FAHClient to upload and download using HTTP(S) over ports 8080 and/or 80.

[aka_daryl]

nope this is a fresh install of win 10, and fahclient is on the allowed list on defender firewall for private and public, there is no 3rd party AV on the box

[bruce]

The server is able to deliver the file to me if I open that URL in Firefox. That means your security software is blocking FAHClient from download the file. You must add an exception to your filewall to let FAHClient function as a browser and download html files.

Manually download the file won't help. FAHClient will install it where it needs to go in FAH"s work files.

[aka_daryl]

Hi Bruce,

if you see my previous comment

fahclient is on the allowed list on defender firewall for private and public

and I can be sure that it isn't our gateway firewall because the file can be downloaded in a browser

I have also disabled windows defender firewall on all network types but am unable to get it to read the package header even in this case

[aka_daryl]

just reinstalled again and still getting this issue

[anandhanju]

There appear to be other reports lately of the same issue -- viewtopic.php?p=315709#p315709 and viewtopic.php?p=315734#p315734

[aka_daryl]

Thanks anandhanju, I'm not sure if this is a known issue at all but it's affecting quite a few machines and we were hoping to deploy more