Too big workunits for slow internet connection
Anonymous
14 Feb 2005 2:22:14 UTC
Topic 12528
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> At my location DSL is not available. I can use Modem 56 K only. The download
> one workunit needs 40 minutes at a cost of 1 Euro. So i hope for understanding
> that i cannot continue to take part.
>
> The other dislike is the automatically connection f the program to internet
> although i disabled. After a new start of ther pc the disabling is away and a
> new interrnet connection is built - with cost for me.
>
> My pc is 3.2 GHz double processor, but the workunits seem to be too big.
>
I use dail-up also. Don't worry, the very large chunk of data that you had to download will last you quite a while. The work units are actually templates describing how to analyze said "chunk o' data". The WU's are generated rather than downloaded. Dev's say the large 11MB data chunks should last you a month or so.
Too big workunits for slow internet connection
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> > At my location DSL is not available. I can use Modem 56 K only. The
> download
> > one workunit needs 40 minutes at a cost of 1 Euro. So i hope for
> understanding
> > that i cannot continue to take part.
> >
> > The other dislike is the automatically connection f the program to
> internet
> > although i disabled. After a new start of ther pc the disabling is away
> and a
> > new interrnet connection is built - with cost for me.
> >
> > My pc is 3.2 GHz double processor, but the workunits seem to be too big.
>
> >
>
> I use dail-up also. Don't worry, the very large chunk of data that you had to
> download will last you quite a while. The work units are actually templates
> describing how to analyze said "chunk o' data". The WU's are generated rather
> than downloaded. Dev's say the large 11MB data chunks should last you a month
> or so.
*Most* of the time you will just have one data file. But you may get additional ones if there are results that are 'late'.
Also, the files that are uploaded can be fairly large. So if you have to pay this much/minute for a dial-up connection, Einstein@Home may not be the best choice for you. I'm sorry: we have a BIG data set.
Bruce
> > *Most* of the time you
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> > *Most* of the time you will just have one data file. But you may get
> > additional ones if there are results that are 'late'.
> >
> > Also, the files that are uploaded can be fairly large. So if you have to
> pay
> > this much/minute for a dial-up connection, Einstein@Home may not be the
> best
> > choice for you. I'm sorry: we have a BIG data set.
> >
> > Bruce
>
> Bruce
>
> Just a little question: When is a WU considered "late"?
Actually it's the unsent 'result' that is late. Specifically if a result has not been sent for 7 days after it's created, then it gets sent to the first available host that has a high-bandwidth download connection (>100kB/s).
Bruce