aside from the problem of proxy server, every time I open BOINC manager the connection fails. Do you think this is also caused by congestion due to the mass migration, or do you think I may have problems on my own computer. My internet connection is clearly working with other sites.

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Ah. Comms :-)

Don't ask me, but if you are brave you could look at this page. Seriously, though, if you look in the messages tab there should be a message giving you a bit of information on what is going wrong. Copy and paste the relevant bit here and somebody will be able to make a suggestion.

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Try the latest BOINC version 5.2.10:

# Changes since 5.2.9

* Win: Fixes a BOINC Manager connection issue when the manager is waiting on a firewall for the all clear. This generally happens after a reboot.

# Changes since 5.2.8

* Win: Fixes the 'connection failed' message when another program is using the BOINC communication port.

And thank you for your patience so far.

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5.2.11 is out, with an additional fix to the "not connected to localhost" problem.

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