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There is a password file on every computer but the passwords have been removed

Interesting, not something I tested, so I'm not sure that will work. So this may cause problems.

Been doing that since version 1.16. Never had a problem before.

Using:
<allow_remote_gui_rpc>1</allow_remote_gui_rpc>
Is the preferred way.
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration

Already tried that. Still will not connect to that host.

Update. Downgraded to version 1.25, no more problems.

You need a password file, the BOINC client should create a new one if one is missing.
Best to restart the computer.

There is a password file on every computer but the passwords have been removed

no IP found for MAC address means the computer blocks the MAC  - > IP translation.
In this case blank out (remove everthing) the MAC Address field and fill in an IP address in the IP Addres field.

Not sure what you mean here. Where do I remove the MAC addy and put in an IP addy? Each computer has it's own assigned IP address.
If the BoincTasks find computers option found the computers on my network shouldn't it be able to connect to them?

[<--All PW removed from gui_rpc_auth.cfg file]

Here is the debug log with notes from me.

25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Logging ---- Start debug mode
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 BoincTasks version: 1.66
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Language ---- User: 1033 (ENU), System: 1033 (ENU), Selected: 0 () Used: 1033 (ENU)
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Maximum number of computers: Unlimited
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- 192.168.1.29 , MAC: F4-6D-04-8E-0D-8C
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 computers ---- Unable to read password <--All PW removed from gui_rpc_auth.cfg file
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- localhost get local password: ()
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- DORK-1AF2633413 , IP: localhost
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- HPMiner2 , MAC: D4-3D-7E-95-72-8F
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- LivingRoomPC , MAC: 00-1A-EF-0D-F6-76
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- Miner1 , MAC: C8-60-00-DD-83-02
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- Miner3 , MAC: 8C-89-A5-C1-5D-CD
25 November 2014 - 17:50:22 Computers ---- homepremium764 , MAC: 78-44-76-BE-34-2C
25 November 2014 - 17:50:35 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: DORK-1AF2633413, IP: localhost, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.2.39
25 November 2014 - 17:50:46 Connect, no IP found for MAC address ---- Host: 192.168.1.29, IP: 192.168.1.29, Port: 31416, socket not ready<-- All computers have assigned IP addresses
25 November 2014 - 17:50:46 Connect, no IP found for MAC address ---- Host: homepremium764, IP: 192.168.1.4, Port: 31416, socket not ready<-- This machine is currently off line
25 November 2014 - 17:50:46 Connect, no IP found for MAC address ---- Host: HPMiner2, IP: 192.168.1.15, Port: 31416, socket not ready<-- All computers have assigned IP addresses
25 November 2014 - 17:50:52 Memory ----
   PageFaultCount      : 0x00001E5C   7K
   PeakWorkingSetSize   : 0x013D7000   20803K
   WorkingSetSize      : 0x0103A000   17014K
   QuotaPeakPagedPool   : 0x0004485C   280K
   QuotaPagedPool      : 0x0001DF64   122K
   QuotaPeakNonPagedPool   : 0x00040B7A   265K
   QuotaNonPagedPool   : 0x00002FE0   12K
   Pagefile         : 0x01245000   19156K
   PeakPagefile      : 0x018B8000   25919K

25 November 2014 - 17:50:52 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: LivingRoomPC, IP: 192.168.1.2, MAC: 00-1A-EF-0D-F6-76, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.2.42
25 November 2014 - 17:50:52 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: Miner3, IP: 192.168.1.8, MAC: 8C-89-A5-C1-5D-CD, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.4.22
25 November 2014 - 17:50:53 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: Miner1, IP: 192.168.1.13, MAC: C8-60-00-DD-83-02, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.4.22
25 November 2014 - 17:51:59 Logging ---- Stop debug mode

I can remote into all of these machines with TeamViewer from home and at work. Any ideas?

After updating to version 1.66 2 of the computers on my network are no longer seen by Boinctasks. No settings were changed. Checked everything on the 2 missing computers and everything is the same as before. Have no idea what happened.

Version 1.49 and the log in screen is on the home screen

Can't get mobile to work on iPAD with the new Apple OS. Put the icon with the IP address on the home screen but when I try to connect all I get is "Safari could not open the page because the server stopped responding." What am I doing wrong?

I switched to another host with BoincTasks and it works fine so somehow the one with problems somehow got corrupted. There are no error messages in the Boinc event log. The version of BOINC I'm using was updated weeks ago. When I get the chance I'm going to do a complete uninstall, delete all the folders, clean out the registry and try a fresh reinstall. I give you a heads up with results when done.

There are no errors in the messages when trying to use the functions that don't work.

There is always a password, it's here C:\ProgramData\BOINC\gui_rpc_auth.cfg
Simply copy it to the password field in the computer tab. This works most of the time.

I edited the gui_rpc_auth.cfg config file and removed the password on all hosts. You'll have to trust me that there are no passwords used. I've been using this configuration for years without issues.

The problem is that the folder C:\ProgramData\BOINC\ isn't accessible by BoincTasks.
This may be fixed by trying to open the folder, sometimes this works.

The C:\ProgramData\BOINC\ folder is hidden by default. I have Windows set to show hidden files so I can open it and edit config files as needed. Like I said earlier I have not changed any settings. This problem started for no apparent reason.

[<I don't know why this is here. There are no PW used on any host]

Here is the debug log.
11 May 2013 - 11:15:34 Logging ---- Start debug mode
11 May 2013 - 11:15:34
11 May 2013 - 11:15:34 BoincTasks version: 1.46
11 May 2013 - 11:15:34 Language ---- User: 1033 (ENU), System: 1033 (ENU), Selected: 0 () Used: 1033 (ENU)
11 May 2013 - 11:15:34 Maximum number of computers: Unlimited
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- 192.168.1.10 , 192.168.1.10
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- 192.168.1.20 , 192.168.1.20
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- 192.168.1.3 , 192.168.1.3
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- 192.168.1.38 , 192.168.1.38
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- BevsOffice-PC , 192.168.1.9
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- David2600k2-PC , 192.168.1.2
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- David2600k3-PC , 192.168.1.6
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 computers ---- Unable to read password <I don't know why this is here. There are no PW used on any host
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- localhost get local password: ()<What is this?
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- HomePremium764 , localhost
11 May 2013 - 11:15:35 Computers ---- david-H55M-S2H , 192.168.1.35
11 May 2013 - 11:15:38 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: 192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.10, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.0.55
11 May 2013 - 11:15:38 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: 192.168.1.35, david-H55M-S2H, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.0.65
11 May 2013 - 11:15:38 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: localhost, HomePremium764, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.0.55
11 May 2013 - 11:15:38 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: 192.168.1.3, 192.168.1.3, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.0.55
11 May 2013 - 11:15:38 Connect ---- Connected to: Host: 192.168.1.2, David2600k2-PC, Port: 31416, BOINC Version: 7.0.55
11 May 2013 - 11:15:56 Connect, init ---- Host: 192.168.1.20, 192.168.1.20,Port: 31416, init, timeout error
11 May 2013 - 11:15:56 Connect, init ---- Host: 192.168.1.38, 192.168.1.38,Port: 31416, init, timeout error
11 May 2013 - 11:15:56 Connect, init ---- Host: 192.168.1.9, BevsOffice-PC,Port: 31416, init, timeout error
11 May 2013 - 11:15:56 Connect, init ---- Host: 192.168.1.6, David2600k3-PC,Port: 31416, init, timeout error
11 May 2013 - 11:16:04 Memory ----
   PageFaultCount      : 0x00002383   9K
   PeakWorkingSetSize   : 0x01ED1000   32313K
   WorkingSetSize      : 0x01ED1000   32313K
   QuotaPeakPagedPool   : 0x00040478   263K
   QuotaPagedPool      : 0x0003EE18   257K
   QuotaPeakNonPagedPool   : 0x00008268   33K
   QuotaNonPagedPool   : 0x00007150   29K
   Pagefile         : 0x01B47000   28602K
   PeakPagefile      : 0x01B47000   28602K

There are no errors in the messages when trying to use the functions that don't work.

No passwords are used and other than the problem on the Projects tab everything else works fine.
I did restart Windows. Didn't help.
Updated to version 1.46

I've been using version 1.16 for a long time because it worked like a charm. Now, out of nowhere, there is a problem. When I go to the Projects tab the update, project suspend, project update, no new tasks, allow new tasks selections don't work any more. I thought upgrading to a new version might help. It didn't. I haven't changed any of my settings so I have no idea what caused the selections to stop working. If I switch to the Tasks tab everything works fine. Any ideas?

I'd suggest 1.21 for the most stable version or 1.28 if you're a bit more adventurous.  Everything between was troublesome here, including the symptoms you describe.

Will do. Thanks

I was just alerted by BoincTasks to upgrade to version 1.25. I upgraded as usual but this version will not work for me. When I try to start it I get nothing but an empty white screen. Tried uninstall and reinstall, same problem. Reinstalled version 1.16 and it works fine.
Win XP Pro SP3. Boinc version 6:10:58  32bit.