BOINC sometimes conflicts with other software, or triggers false security alerts.
Firewalls[]
- Main article: Firewall configuration
Many firewalls need configuring before they will work with BOINC. See the main article for detailed instructions.
ZoneAlarm[]
BOINC Manager causes the ZoneAlarm icon to flash. This is harmless.
Antivirus packages and security suites[]
Parental controls[]
CyberPatrol[]
This product is known to conflict with BOINC.
Symptoms[]
All Internet communications will fail. Enabling <http_debug> will show this error:
[http_debug] [ID#0] info: no chunk, no close, no size. Assume close to signal end
Other software[]
Any software that uses computing resources (often running at a low priority) is likely to starve BOINC of resources and result in little or no progress being made. This is because BOINC runs at a still lower priority. Some potential troublemakers are:
- Macromedia Flash plugins
- Media Center Tray Icon (ehtray.exe)