Need a SETI person with broadband for proxy test!

[JHutch]

I'd run this myself, except that I only have dial-up connection to the Internet ...

Basically, SETIGate just came out with a new version that allows WU logging to a CSV file. Since I just downloaded it, I haven't tested it on my own fleet yet, but while I'm doing that, I'd like to set up a small "test" proxy on someone's machine.

I'd like to have someone set up the SETIGate software on their machine and get two or three people flush and fetching WUs through that proxy. If it holds up under use (and we can get good stats from the log files), we can look to adding a proxy to the Team Anandtech server along with the current DNet proxy.

SETIGate isn't quite as automatic as the pproxy software from DNet (for instance, each user needs to be manually "added" to the proxy before they can fetch and flush from it) but it isn't something that requires a PhD to get set up. (I set it up, so it can't be TOO hard!)

If you have a broadband connection (DSL, cable, etc) and no firewall between you and the outside Internet (like the current round robin providers), and you'd like to help test this beast, let me know. And if anyone has questions, fire away. I'll be back in the morning to answer any questions I can!

JHutch

 

[mechBgon]

I have broadband and a Linksys cable/DSL router. It serves as a firewall but of course I can selectively allow up to ten ports to be forwarded. If this would work, I'll volunteer to be the test dummy. Since losing my job, I'm around the Forums a lot and can set up the users in a timely fashion.

It really would be great to have a Team Proxy for SETI. Let's hope it works out.

 

[IsOs]

Is this a new Window version of SETIGate? I've tried version 1.7 but was having problem getting machines to flush to the gate. The other machines fetched from the gate but was not able to flush to it. I ended up flushing directly to SETI. I was using Window version 3.03. If the client is on the same machine as the gate, I have no problem flushing to the gate.

It probably just a minor change in settings but I got tired of it so I stopped using it. Also, someone posted last December that SETI gate will mark the 10th WU to be credited to the creator of the program:Q

 

[networkman]

Ah yes, having a TeAm proxy for Seti WUs would be great... and I'll vouch for mech.. I think he'd make a great test dummy!!

 

[mechBgon]

Right... if I can make it work, ANYONE can make it work. I have SETIGate installed on my dualeron now, which is the system with the nice 9-week uptime (NT Workstation 4.0). I am trying to figure out the configuration of clients on the LAN here, but this is the first experience I've had with SETIGate so I hope y'all will be patient. networkman, I already have you added as a user (surprise) and have my client set to Active using your email, and there is also an Inactive for your remote ships to use.

My IP is 2.4.9.204.84 and it is static. I will be forwarding port 5001 to the dualeron for SETIGate.

 

[Orange Kid]

I see I am too late, but I would be willing to host the proxy and also any related stats.
I won't have time till tomorrow thought to set the suff up.
LMK anybody?

 

[mechBgon]

OrangeKid, do you have some experience with SETIGate? If so, I could be one of the testers. I am trying to get SETIGate and my two GUI clients to talk, but no success so far.

 

[Orange Kid]

Mech and I have success......!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will have a proxy running at my server
If you are interested in using it let me know and i will set up an account for you.
I will need help to generating stats though as programming isn't my forte`

 

[JHutch]

Cool, looks like it is working!

I've only had time to set up a local SETIGate here at my cube this morning to try and get a feel for how it works. Since I haven't completed any WU yet this morning, I don't know what the stats log will look like ...

The upside is, the last unit had some networking snafu's (such as trouble with some firewalls, not proxy authentication, and Isos's problem with it not always flushing properly...) but so far, those things seem to be fixed!

OrangeKid, keep us all up to date on the status of the proxy... If it stays stable, we may have something here. I'd also like to see a few more people added to the proxy, to get a good log file going so that maybe a good perl script can be developed to extract a stats page like we do for DNet...

JHutch

 

[Orange Kid]

Seems to be still working
so far just me, mech and jhutch using the proxy.
need a couple more testers-------any takers?

 

[Sukhoi]

Hmm, cool. Don't clients have to be reinstalled before they'll work through SETIGate though?

 

[Orange Kid]

Sukhoi;
they don't need a reinstall, but it would be best to finish the wu you are working on. setigate doesn't seem to accept wu's that didn't come from it originally.
just reset the proxy info and after that, all seems to be working good.
you have to give me an email addy so i can set you up on the proxy

Interested?

JHutch
i can send you a copy of the log after it gets more info in it.

 

[PhotoLenny]

I've been running SetiGate for 3 weeks with 3.03, no hitches here. I've got cable modem broadband w/o firewall for now (am going to install zone alarm soon)
Is there something I can do to help?

 

[Orange Kid]

PhotoLenny;
Thanks for the offer of help.
I think we are just running a sort of test to see if this is a viable thing for the whole team to eventually use.
due to the size of wu's it may come down to a round robin type of thing depending on the amount of people that want to use this. your help may be needed there

 

[TwoFace]

Hey guys, this sounds VERY interesting!

I haven't done any Seti in a long time (except one wu I did in november/december for testing) If you still need another user OK I can download the latest client and fire up an alien for a WU or two... lemme know if you want me there

Oh I just thought I should mention, I can run it on either a PIII 800MHz or a duron 800MHz both running win2k ... your choice

With love and respect your fellow TA member

Two-Face

/edit machine details edit/

 

[JHutch]

Has anyone been able to get SetiGate pull from another SETIGate proxy?

I can't get SETIGate to pull from OrangeKid's proxy, but I can pull from the main SETI@Home location...

BTW, I'm also VERY disappointed in SETIGate so far. The CSV file (which stands for COMMA separated) uses semi-colons to separate columns. Which means I have to edit the text file before Excel can read it in properly. Plus, it won't accept a WU result unless the WU came from it originally. Which means a current work unit has to be finished, flushed normally, and then the client redirected to pull from SETIGate. A BIG pain in the @ss when you've got multiple clients. Plus, that little "feature" kills any chance of a round robin set up, because there would be no guarantee you'd flush to the same proxy you fetched from!

SETIGate is the closest thing to what we'd need, but it does some "bone-head" things!

JHutch

 

[Fardringle]

I'm just about done with my one month contribution to RC5 and OGR, and all of my systems 'cleaned' out their SETI cache before switching, so I'll be needing some new WU's in the next few days. I'd be very interested in participating in this test!

My email is in my profile, and also sent as a PM to OrangeKid..

 

[Sukhoi]

Orange Kid, I'll help test it if you need me. My SETI e-mail is themjd@aol.com

I'm running SETIQ at home...will this be a problem? If it is, I can get rid of SETIQ and load up SETIDriver easily since I'm only running SETI on one computer now. Since I also keep a queue, 10 WU's on the SETIGate server should be fine for me.

Do you have any idea if I'll have to reinstall SETIQ before it'll connect to SETIGate?

 

[JHutch]

Actually, Sukhoi, that's a perfect thing to test! Let us know if SETIQ is able to connect.

Personally, I've had SETIGate pull from a SETIQ, and that works, so the reverse will PROBABLY work, but I don't know...

JHutch

 

[Orange Kid]

aaaahhhhhhh, thats why none of your wu's have been touched Jhutch.
that is not good about the CSV file. could it be saved to MySQL somehow and PHP used to generate stats? there are some PHP people around here that would help i bet

TF if you want in, PM me with your email addy. the p3 would be best at seti and let the AMD run wild on rc5.

as a side note-- my job is such that i haven't any access to computers during the day at work, i am on in the am b4 work to do stats and then on after work when i get home---so i may take some time to get back to everyone each day. this is just to let you know why i am slow in responding



edit--really bad grammer
also is every body getting credit for there wu's correctly? mech?

 

[CurtOien]

Orange Kid,

Sounds like you work for a loser of a company.
I'll bet they have hundreds of machines that sit idle most of the day.

 

[Orange Kid]

Curt--no comment

 

[CurtOien]

Orange Kid,

Thanks for doing the stats everyday.

 

[Orange Kid]

the server is still up and running
is everyone connecting alright?
are your wu's being credited alright?
is this something there is interest in continuing to do, if so does anybody know the best way to get stats from a CSV file? i can email it to someone to look at and give me ideas

any help, questions, comments are welcomed

 

[Wellcky]

Before exporting your data from your old program, ensure that all assets to be exported have been depreciated to the same ending date.

Open the exported .csv file in a spreadsheet program that supports the .csv file format (such as Excel). The format of your .csv file must follow these rules in order to be readable by the .csv import wizard :

a. the file must be named with a ".csv" extension (such as "your file.csv&quot
b. only the first row or rows may contain header information
c. all subsequent rows must contain only asset data records (no blank lines)
d. the header row (if it exists in your file) and each asset record must contain the same number of columns
e.commas must separate all values in each row