I have a linux machine running BOINC, but it only runs while I´m awake (I turn it on when I wake up and turn down when I go to sleep) to save some energy.
The problem is that this machine is connected to a hub that is connected to my adsl modem/router, and the router takes like 3 to 5 minutes to be connect to the net when I turn it on, in the meantime, my host is already on and tryes to comunicate to BAM but it nevers have sucess.

Is there a configuration that if it fails to connect to BAM it retry in some time? like when BOINC connects to the projects.

Thank you
Nininho

ps: I know it retry in 24h when it fails to connect, but this time is to long, by that time I already turned the host off.

As far as I know, you can't change the time to retry on failure, but you can change the time between connections (success or not).

I had already changed the time between connections to 6 hours, but nothing changed.

In the manager under tools there should be a sync with account manager option. This works just like update for projects but with the account manager.

Perhaps I'm missing something but why not turn the modem on, let it stabilize a connection, then turn on the router and let it do its self diagnostics and finally turn on the computer - knowing you have access to the internet?

It would be a bit of a hassle (and not automatic) but you could tell BOINC to snooze (or suspend network activity) before you shut down, then in the morning un-snooze it after your router is connected.

Maybe this is the best way, but if there´s one option that say you´re always connected, why it didn´t try to connect like 5 minutes later, then 10 and so on, and not waiting to someone click on it and it connects.

Anyway, I got this solved by setting the time to connect to the time I´m sure the host will be on.

Thanks
Nininho