I decided to check out the Capacity Calibration project, afterall, it pays and it doesnt use CPU cycles, so i can keep my RC5 keyrate. Over the past week ive decided there are some very good things, and some very bad things about the project.
Good:
The Client Interface rocks, every DC client should take a lesson from this interface, it lets you easily switch the client on and off or set it to work only while on a screen saver or to work only during certain hours of the day. It also displays how many seconds the client has used since it was turned on, the current % of CPU usage, and the overall CPU usage, A++
Other good stuff you guys already know, like you get at least $10 a month if you leave it on for 10 days for 10 hours each day. or you can make more than that if you participate in a lot of tests. In my first week I averaged about 1 -2 tests every 2 days, and i never noticed a slow down, the avg test only moved a megabyte of data in a few minutes, which doesnt exactly kill a cable connection, i only turned it off to keep my ping reasonably low while playing online games.
Bad:
Today my ISP denied me an IP for about an hour, right after the Capcal client started its 5th test in a row, A total of 7 Megabytes, chopped up into a whole bunch of packets, sent very rapidly at servers god knows where, all in a matter of minutes. Im assuming I was disconected because my computer was exhibiting DDOS like behavior, something most major cable companies have programs set up to trap and shut down asap. I knew i was singled out because 3 friends in the area all had thier connections without a problem. I dont want my cable company thinking im taking part in some Denial Of Service attacks so I think I may quit this whole capcal thing.
Good:
The Client Interface rocks, every DC client should take a lesson from this interface, it lets you easily switch the client on and off or set it to work only while on a screen saver or to work only during certain hours of the day. It also displays how many seconds the client has used since it was turned on, the current % of CPU usage, and the overall CPU usage, A++
Other good stuff you guys already know, like you get at least $10 a month if you leave it on for 10 days for 10 hours each day. or you can make more than that if you participate in a lot of tests. In my first week I averaged about 1 -2 tests every 2 days, and i never noticed a slow down, the avg test only moved a megabyte of data in a few minutes, which doesnt exactly kill a cable connection, i only turned it off to keep my ping reasonably low while playing online games.
Bad:
Today my ISP denied me an IP for about an hour, right after the Capcal client started its 5th test in a row, A total of 7 Megabytes, chopped up into a whole bunch of packets, sent very rapidly at servers god knows where, all in a matter of minutes. Im assuming I was disconected because my computer was exhibiting DDOS like behavior, something most major cable companies have programs set up to trap and shut down asap. I knew i was singled out because 3 friends in the area all had thier connections without a problem. I dont want my cable company thinking im taking part in some Denial Of Service attacks so I think I may quit this whole capcal thing.
