Could not get an assignment ID

[Jonas]

Hello,

I installed FaH yesterday and I keep getting the same problem. It is stuck in DOwnload and just says: Could not get an assignment ID. I already tried to restart and everything. What can I do?

[JimboPalmer]

Welcome to Folding@Home!

I encourage you to post the first 200 lines of your log, that will give us some idea what the software thinks your PC looks like, and what it thinks is wrong.

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26036

[bruce]

You're probably being blocked by your firewall. FAHClient must be given permissions to open connections on port 80 and 8080.

[Jonas]

Welcome to Folding@Home!

I encourage you to post the first 200 lines of your log, that will give us some idea what the software thinks your PC looks like, and what it thinks is wrong.

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26036

Here I hope this is what you are looking for.

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*********************** Log Started 2020-04-01T04:56:27Z ***********************
04:56:27:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
04:56:27:        Website: https://foldingathome.org/
04:56:27:      Copyright: (c) 2009-2018 foldingathome.org
04:56:27:         Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
04:56:27:           Args: 
04:56:27:         Config: C:\Users\Jonas Harnisch\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
04:56:27:******************************** Build ********************************
04:56:27:        Version: 7.5.1
04:56:27:           Date: May 11 2018
04:56:27:           Time: 13:06:32
04:56:27:     Repository: Git
04:56:27:       Revision: 4705bf53c635f88b8fe85af7675557e15d491ff0
04:56:27:         Branch: master
04:56:27:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
04:56:27:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
04:56:27:       Platform: win32 10
04:56:27:           Bits: 32
04:56:27:           Mode: Release
04:56:27:******************************* System ********************************
04:56:27:            CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz
04:56:27:         CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 61 Stepping 4
04:56:27:           CPUs: 4
04:56:27:         Memory: 7.91GiB
04:56:27:    Free Memory: 5.41GiB
04:56:27:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
04:56:27:     OS Version: 6.2
04:56:27:    Has Battery: true
04:56:27:     On Battery: false
04:56:27:     UTC Offset: 2
04:56:27:            PID: 10996
04:56:27:            CWD: C:\Users\Jonas Harnisch\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
04:56:27:             OS: Windows 10 Home
04:56:27:        OS Arch: AMD64
04:56:27:           GPUs: 0
04:56:27:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:8 Slot:0 Compute:3.5 Driver:9.1
04:56:27:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:NA Slot:NA Compute:2.0 Driver:20.19
04:56:27:OpenCL Device 2: Platform:1 Device:0 Bus:8 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:391.25
04:56:27:  Win32 Service: false
04:56:27:***********************************************************************
04:56:27:<config>
04:56:27:  <!-- Slot Control -->
04:56:27:  <power v='FULL'/>
04:56:27:
04:56:27:  <!-- User Information -->
04:56:27:  <passkey v='********************************'/>
04:56:27:  <user v='Jonas'/>
04:56:27:
04:56:27:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
04:56:27:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
04:56:27:</config>

Mod Edit: Added Code Tags - PantherX

[Jonas]

You;'re probably being blocked by your firewall. FAHClient must be given permissions to open connections on port 80 and 8080.

How do I do this? I looked at my firewall settings and there fah client has rights. How do I configure Ports?

[Joe_H]

I posted this for another person's question about opening connection in Windows firewall:
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Needs ability to make both inbound and outbound connections allowing HTTP over ports 8080 and 80. By default port 80 is open for outbound connections, so you should not need to set up a rule for that, you may have to check on adding a rule for port 8080 outbound. HTTP is a TCP protocol, make certain that is selected and not UDP.

Borrowed from http://lexisnexis.custhelp.com/app/answ ... s-firewall

Windows 10
1.Right-click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel.
2. Click Windows Firewall.
3. Click Advanced Settings.
4.Click Inbound Rules, then New Rule.
5. Select Program from the Rule Type window, then click Next.
6. Click Browse below This program path to select the program executable file, then click Next.
7. Ensure Allow the connection is selected, then click Next.
8. Select When to apply the rule (Domain, Private, or Public), then click Next.
9. Enter a Name and optional Description, then click Finish.

If using a different firewall, similar settings need to be made.

[Jonas]

HTTP is a TCP protocol, make certain that is selected and not UDP.

How do I make certain of that?

6. Click Browse below This program path to select the program executable file, then click Next.

You mean the FAH Client exe right? I tried doing this and it is still not working.

[Joe_H]

It should show the type of connection, either defaulting to TCP or giving you the option between the two.

Yes, the FAHClient.exe. Did you do this for both ports 8080 and 80?

If this still doesn't work, is your system behind a corporate or institutional firewall, and do you have to use a proxy connection?

[uyaem]

The Windows Defender Firewall has an "Extended Settings" window (not exactly sure if that is actually the English name of that window).
Via navigation on the left, you can select between incoming and outgoing rules. The middle part of the window will then list all the rules.
One of the columns has the header "Protocol", which must be "TCP" for this particular rule.

EDIT: Screenshot (German Windows): https://i.ibb.co/cN5CZdb/2020-04-01-22h29-13.png