I’ve noticed that from time to time when Slave is starting it hangs out on the splash screen. In the effect the slave needs to be killed and restarted. I’ve found the below error in Windows event log. Maybe you will find it helpful.
DL version: 9.0.2.0 - soon I will be upgrading to 9.0.3.0
Windows version: both 8.1 and 10
Application: deadlinesandbox.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to unhandled exception.
Exception info: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.EndReceive(System.IAsyncResult)
at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.EndRead(System.IAsyncResult)
Stack: System.IO.IOException
at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.EndRead(System.IAsyncResult)
at Deadline.Net.DeadlineMessageUtils+a.d(System.IAsyncResult)
at System.Net.LazyAsyncResult.Complete(IntPtr)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
at System.Net.ContextAwareResult.Complete(IntPtr)
at System.Net.LazyAsyncResult.ProtectedInvokeCallback(System.Object, IntPtr)
at System.Net.Sockets.BaseOverlappedAsyncResult.CompletionPortCallback(UInt32, UInt32, System.Threading.NativeOverlapped*)
at System.Threading._IOCompletionCallback.PerformIOCompletionCallback(UInt32, UInt32, System.Threading.NativeOverlapped*)