I joined last Sunday. Since I have an older computer, I chose the "No Deadlines" option. Running Folding approximately 18 hours a day, my first "Protein" has reached 17.75%.
With my slow computer, is this slow progress normal? I have cable modem, do I need to leave my browser open for Folding@Home to work? Just call me Mo for short.
What's your processor brand and speed and what type of core are you running? You can open your log file to see what core it is. Tinkers and Amber cores seem to go slowly, but Gromacs are faster. If you're not sure how to open the log you can just tell us the project number.
Do you have anything else running in the background (virus scanner, software firewall, spyware detector. . .)?
The program only needs to connect to the internet to download a project and to upload the final results. In between you can leave your computer offline.