Remote computer connection

[Evilerfiend8902]

Hello,

I have installed folding @ home on a ubuntu server (home server) and I have installed the viewer, but I'm not sure on how to connect to the viewer. For example my servers ip is 192.168.100.110 and I have services like cockpit and apache running (for different reasons). How do I connect to the viewer. My home server does not have a gui due to being headless.

Thanks

[bikeaddict]

First, stop the FAHClient service on the server at a root prompt or with sudo:

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service FAHClient stop
or
/etc/init.d/FAHClient stop

If the service is still running as it likes to ignore stop signals if it's not paused:

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ps -ef | grep FAHClient

then you can:

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killall FAHClient

Edit /etc/fahclient/config.xml (if it's there on Ubuntu) so it has a line similar to this with the IP address of your desktop viewer:

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<allow v='127.0.0.1 192.168.100.109'/>

Add a password for security:

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<password v='MyFAHPassword1'/>

Save config.xml and then restart FAHClient:

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service FAHClient start
or
/etc/init.d/FAHClient start

You may have to open port 36330 if you're running a firewall on the server.

Then on your desktop viewer, run FAHControl and add a new client with IP address 192.168.100.110 and the password. Once the client is saved, you can configure the server with all the tabs using the Configure button.