Seti@Home Bandwidth Problems

reflexreaction writes: "With so many of the /. users actively using and supporting Seti@home, many of you have realized that in the last couple of weeks that Seti has had some serious problems receiving completed data and getting new data to process from its 3 million members because of network bandwidth problems. All the gritty details are here. The article details some things that users can do to alleviate some of the problems including connecting during off hours and downloading more than unit than once using programs like SetiQueue for PC and Seti Unit Manager for Mac. Donations are also accepted. There is also a plea for bandwidth donations. It will be truly unfortunate if this page becomes /.ted without benefit from /. users."

Comments

Linking to SETI@Home isn't helping much...

[SClitheroe]

There goes whatever remaining bandwidth they had...

chirp rates?

[mshomphe]

Doubling the CPU time per work unit - by looking at more chirp rates, for example - will reduce bandwidth by 50%.

Man, that's why my computer is so damn slow! I need to replace my bird!

Doh.

[rudib]

Go ask the little green men if they could perhaps borrow some bandwith =)

Google to the rescue?

[jinx90277]

Given that Google has massive bandwidth and storage capabilities, perhaps SETI@Home should simply ask Google to host their servers. It's a win-win situation:

• The kiddies get to keep downloading their MP3s and warez without that pesky space junk clogging their bandwidth.
• Google gets to add yet another feature to their front page: "Search galactic transmissions for..."
  

Conspiracy

[Max the Merciless]

These bandwidth problems aren't technical, they're political. We're getting too close, so they're shutting us down.

Re:Conspiracy

[Max the Merciless]

yeah, the government's responsible for those voices in my head too! They keep telling me about some "Axis of Evil". Sheeesh, as if I'd believe that!

Re:Priorities.. Reflections on the project

[Anonymous Coward]

I have never been part of SETI@home; I feel that statistically it's a collossal waste of time. I've been part of... the distributed.net RC5-64 projects for about four years now.

Let me see if I understand this. SETI@home is a colossal waste of time, but a project that amounts to showing that you can count from 1 to 2^64 in only five or six years (if you get enough people to help you) is worthwhile?

Oh no...

[UnAmericanPunk]

This isn't good, how's ET ever gonna phone home now???

Re:Seti@Home?

[rho]

Dear unwashed heathen,

Do not question the Church of Slashdot. Whereas we routinely mock Creationists as the lunatic fringe, we do not hold with the questioning of the legitimacy of a project that one day may lead to the Faithful having sex with aliens. Just like on Star Trek (or Babylon 5, according to the Orthodox branch of the CoS).

Regardless of your feeble thinking, SETI@Home is deserving of all your base.

For Great Justice!

The Cleansed and Purified

Sorry, my fault...

[Anonymous Coward]

I must apologize to you all. I found your SETI project very interesting and decided to post a link at my school.

Bad idea, millions of us tried access to your project and we slashdotted it. Sorry.

Sincerely,

Bor'nok-Tfan III
2nd grade, Physics at Lem-Blupto University
Planet Tirblon

PS:

Cold fusion works, just ask if you want details.

Oh, and BTW, don't try that BH thing. It also works, but unstably and will swallow everything.

I also hacked a simple brain interface to the kernel (2.5 only and requires IQ 350 - should work ok for dolphins). E-mail me for the patch - (nokborNO@SPAMlem.edu.pp.tr) - remove the NO SPAM part.