Boinc could just download a test file from the Oxford website 5 times and average the times. If the average was above a limit deemed the minimum acceptable speed, the user would be permitted to proceed. OW, the Oxford website would post a very polite, very detailed, and very well written message to Boinc/the user explaining why a high bandwidth connection is necessary for the user's progress and enjoyment of Oxford's project.
One of the Boinc GPU projects, as I recall in Spain, does this now WRT the capacity of the user's GPU(s). It is no fun for, or use to, anyone if the user processes a work unit on an older GPU, the GPU overheats, and the WU fails 3/4 of the way through. It is annoying though. Charles Elliott -----Original Message----- From: boinc_dev [mailto:boinc_dev-boun...@ssl.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Nicolás Alvarez Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 3:40 PM To: Andy Bowery Cc: BOINC Developers Mailing List [boinc_dev@ssl.berkeley.edu] Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] An additional preference to prevent downloading when on WiFi, to enable downloading only on when connected to cable 2017-03-29 14:45 GMT-03:00 Andy Bowery <andy.bow...@oerc.ox.ac.uk>: > Hi, > > We would be interested in an additional BOINC preference, a tickbox on the > 'Network' tab, with something like 'Download only when connected to a high > bandwidth connection'. Ticking the box of this preference would prevent > download of the application and supporting files when the machine (for > example: a laptop) was connected only to WiFi and not connected to a higher > bandwidth networking cable. Would it be possible for this to be scheduled to > be added as an item to be included in a later release? > > With regards, > What does "high bandwidth connection" mean, how could BOINC know if it's connected to one? -- Nicolás _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list boinc_dev@ssl.berkeley.edu https://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 boinc_dev@ssl.berkeley.edu https://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
