Alankar_Dutta wrote:It shows Online but Inactive.
I'm going to clear up this little titbit as best as I can.
The FAH client is really a collection of 3 different packages, FAHClient, FAHControl and FAHViewer, which can be downloaded and installed as a package or separately.
FAHClient is essentially the hub of the system on the local computer, it keeps an eye on the work units and communicates with the FAH server to request new units and uploads completed work units.
FAHControl is what gives you an overview of what the FAH Client is doing on your system and allows you to tweak some settings.
The difference here is that FAHControl can be setup on one computer to monitor and control clients running on multiple computers, it can even ignore the client on the local computer.
It communicates with the FAHClient(s) through network communication, including on the local computer.
"Online" simply means the FAHClient is running and FAHControl can communicate with it. The alternative to this is "Connecting" which can be caused by a multitude of reasons. This is not an indication of whether the FAHClient has a connection to the folding at home servers.
"Inactive" simply means that none of the folding slots on the selected computer are processing work units. This should be showing "Running" which means at least one of the folding slots on that computer is processing a work unit.
FAHViewer is a tool which visualises the work units your computer is currently working on.
It has its pros and cons.
It's nice to look at but most people won't know what they're looking at.
It only show what is currently on your computer and only as much as your computer has processed.
It can't show completed work units. FAHViewer relies on the snapshot files generated during processing of the work units. These snapshots are wiped from your system once the work unit is completed and returned to a folding at home server.