Or, a reminder on the first startup that the device name is "local host", and picking a different name would be a good idea to avid confusion with other devices?
-----Original Message----- From: boinc_dev [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Carrion Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 5:08 AM To: Raistmer the Sorcerer Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] Serious bug in BOINC android. I wonder if it's worth adding a bit of code for Android build to allow users to inject a name like NativeBOINC does? On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Raistmer the Sorcerer <[email protected]>wrote: > > Since every android machine has the same hostname "localhost", I > >> think any new connection by an identical device will seem as an attempt > to > >> reattach a device. I don't know the full list of properties compared, > so I > >> don't know if memory or OS revision is one of them or not. I hadn't > >> noticed it because all my hosts have different CPU revisions or a > different > >> number of processors. > >> > "localhost" can be changed if user names its device (just as default > windows host name can be changed). > And new name will be visible in hosts list on project web page. I renamed > most of my Android devices and new names are vidible for me on project's > hosts web page. > Moreover, I have 2 identical G-tabs, only names are different. And they > visible on SETI@home project as 2 different devices from very beginning > of their use. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
