can't connect to local host

Lanzaretti
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Just installed BOINC v4.45, and everytime it loads up it tries to connect to a local host and cannot. I had no problems with the older version whatsoever. Could someone help me?

gravywavy
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can't connect to local host

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Just installed BOINC v4.45, and everytime it loads up it tries to connect to a local host and cannot. I had no problems with the older version whatsoever. Could someone help me?

Could you post the exact message you are getting (from the 'messages' tab) please?

Or is BOINCmanager not even starting up for you?

~~gravywavy

Blank Reg
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Check your firewall

John McLeod VII
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Try waiting for a couple of

Try waiting for a couple of minutes, and then file - select computer - localhost. The problem is that the manager sometimes tries to contact the daemon before the daemon has opened the ports to listen. The manager then does not try again unless prompted manually.

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