[announce] Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin - page 89.

tysat

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Keep it real

Quote from: nemo on June 15, 2011, 11:40:40 PM

Turns out GPU Solo mining for namecoins is scary as fuck. All you get to see is how much your hashrate is in GUIminer, but the whole time namecoind won't report any indication at all that you're mining. You just sit there and hope to fuck its working.

Is that about the jist of it?

My rate is 750mhash/s, so I should get a block a day. I just read one guys report who has twice my hash rate, but he only gets 1 block a day. Mine has been going for about 18 hours now. Gunna have a nervous breakdown in the next 6 hours if namecoind getinfo tells me I still have a balance of 0.00000000.

You may also want to try "namecoind listtransactions" to see if there's anything coming in that isn't confirmed yet (so not showing in wallet).

nemo

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Turns out GPU Solo mining for namecoins is scary as fuck. All you get to see is how much your hashrate is in GUIminer, but the whole time namecoind won't report any indication at all that you're mining. You just sit there and hope to fuck its working.

Is that about the jist of it?

My rate is 750mhash/s, so I should get a block a day. I just read one guys report who has twice my hash rate, but he only gets 1 block a day. Mine has been going for about 18 hours now. Gunna have a nervous breakdown in the next 6 hours if namecoind getinfo tells me I still have a balance of 0.00000000.

xjosx

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Quote from: chungenhung on June 15, 2011, 11:14:47 PM

Win7, I ran:

Code:

namecoind listreceivebyaddress 0 true

then i get

Code:

Error: couldn't connect to server

Yes, I have the bitcoin.conf file set up

Make sure namecoind is running. There should be two windows open- the command prompt where you type in whatever you need, and the namecoind server. You'll know it's running if it says "bitcoin server starting"

Also ensure you're calling the correct location with the cd command.

chungenhung

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Win7, I ran:

Code:

namecoind listreceivebyaddress 0 true

then i get

Code:

Error: couldn't connect to server

Yes, I have the bitcoin.conf file set up

xjosx

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Quote from: dumb_mother on June 15, 2011, 06:42:00 PM

Quote from: chungenhung on June 15, 2011, 03:58:30 PM

is there a guide on how to download, and set this up and running that most users can understand?
Like http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=7514.0

If not, I have a bounty.

i'm bitcoin poor but i'll give .5 btc for a setup walkthrough for namecoin on windows 7, just pm me a link when one is written and i'll send you the BTC

Here's a rough guide:
1) Download the binaries. On Windows 7, the Download folder works fine as a place to keep the files, and where I'll assume they're located.

2) Unzip the binaries, and launch the command prompt (On Windows 7, search for CMD.exe).

3) In the command prompt, type

Code:

cd Downloads\namecoin

Replace namecoin with whatever the folder holding the namecoind.exe program is called.
Then type

Code:

start namecoind

4) A namecoind window should popup, minimize it if it doesn't close on its own. Then navigate to

Code:

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Namecoin

and open or create a file called bitcoin.conf

5) Inside this file, insert these lines, with the username and pass of your choice:

Code:

rpcuser=XXXXXX
rpcpassword=YYYYYY

6) In the command prompt, start up namecoind if it previously closed.

7) In the command prompt, type

Code:

namecoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true

This will show you your receiving address. Write it down/copy+paste it somewhere.
Run

Code:

namecoind getinfo

if you'd like to see your balance.

8 ) You're ready to start mining like you do with bitcoins now. You can use Polcbm-GUI and mine on bitparking, if you'd like a pool, or use

Code:

namecoind setgenerate true -1

to start CPU solo mining and

Code:

namecoind setgenerate false

to stop mining. You can also GPU solo mine using the GUI by using these configurations:

Quote

Server: "solo"
Host: localhost
Port: 8332
Username: username you used in bitcoin.conf
Password: password you used in bitcoin.conf

9) After you obtain your namecoins, you can send them wherever you'd like, via the command

Code:

sendtoaddress X 50

where X is the address you desire to send them to.

Bitcoin donations are appreciated at 1F2T3i1ymQUzZ946TRjXHQJPEGbhBYyHj6

Alex Beckenham

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Quote from: luv2drnkbr on June 15, 2011, 09:59:15 PM

I get what bitcoins are, but could somebody explain namecoin to me as if I were a child..?? Please assume that I don't know anything technical, but that I understand things like what the internet is and what an URL is. I very much want to know what this is but apparently I'm much dumber than I thought.

You might think of it as 'bitcoin2', in that it's another, separate, p2p currency.

This 'bitcoin2' that has been called Namecoin, has specific properties which allow you to use your balance to register a new type of domain name (.bit, plus more varieties to be added in future).

I think it will be a bit easier to grasp once it has a good GUI, but as far as I know, people are still doing everything in Namecoin via command line.

luv2drnkbr

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I get what bitcoins are, but could somebody explain namecoin to me as if I were a child..?? Please assume that I don't know anything technical, but that I understand things like what the internet is and what an URL is. I very much want to know what this is but apparently I'm much dumber than I thought.

zavanky

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Quote from: khal on June 15, 2011, 08:08:29 AM

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

Does .bit domain just support tor hidden service?

Not yet. I'll web available in the next domain spec and implemented in software proxies (DNS won't be able to support that).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

And how can i configure my domain .bit to redirect to "example.com" via JSON with name_update?

Redirect is not possible without a web hosting that does the redirect. I offer this service with a new domain here : http://register.dot-bit.org/, else 1BTC/year.
Another solution is to wait for the next spec and configure alias and translate, then, if you can add yourdomain.bit to your current web hosting, you can do what you want, if you can add the .bit domain... (not allowed by a lot of web hosting)
You can already do that but putting the ip address of your web server (or ns servers) and configure your web hosting (same remark).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

Does the namecoin support only ip/ip6?

Current spec supports only ipv4 in records, but using the ns record will allow you to use ipv6 (see http://dot-bit.org/Domain_names).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

How can do the redirect with JSON value?

Using ip or ns, and then configure your web hosting, if possible.

Ok got it..i have only a few other questions (for the future)..

Uhm..so when i will do name_update on my domain with a tor hidden service i have only to do { "map": { "" : "torhiddenservice.onion"}} to map everything to the hidden service OR i just do "{ "tor" : "eqt5g4fuenphqinx.onion" } without adding anything else to resolve example.bit to the hidden service?

About the resolution of a .bit pointed to a tor hidden service..if i will point my .bit to an hidden service i will only be able to resolve it using the namecoin client due to DNS can't solve right?

Last: When i'm connected to Tror i can't resolve .bit domain (i think of course cause the exit node haven't opennic dns set up) but is there (or will) a way that let me browse .bit from Tor?

Thanks!

dumb_mother

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Quote from: chungenhung on June 15, 2011, 03:58:30 PM

is there a guide on how to download, and set this up and running that most users can understand?
Like http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=7514.0

If not, I have a bounty.

i'm bitcoin poor but i'll give .5 btc for a setup walkthrough for namecoin on windows 7, just pm me a link when one is written and i'll send you the BTC

chungenhung

legendary

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is there a guide on how to download, and set this up and running that most users can understand?
Like http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=7514.0

If not, I have a bounty.

Laminator

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Hi What port should I open to get more than 8 connections?
You know, like 8333 for bitcoin

zavanky

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Uhm..i've quite understood..I own a dedicated server unmanaged (debian) and i've currently installed apache2 as webserver and php, mysql etc etc
With this dedicated i have also 2 IP dedicated address..
May you tell us how to do what you said before in practise?
I mean instructions on how to do that..
Thanks a lot!

khal

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Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

Does .bit domain just support tor hidden service?

Not yet. I'll web available in the next domain spec and implemented in software proxies (DNS won't be able to support that).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

And how can i configure my domain .bit to redirect to "example.com" via JSON with name_update?

Redirect is not possible without a web hosting that does the redirect. I offer this service with a new domain here : http://register.dot-bit.org/, else 1BTC/year.
Another solution is to wait for the next spec and configure alias and translate, then, if you can add yourdomain.bit to your current web hosting, you can do what you want, if you can add the .bit domain... (not allowed by a lot of web hosting)
You can already do that but putting the ip address of your web server (or ns servers) and configure your web hosting (same remark).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

Does the namecoin support only ip/ip6?

Current spec supports only ipv4 in records, but using the ns record will allow you to use ipv6 (see http://dot-bit.org/Domain_names).

Quote from: zavanky on June 15, 2011, 07:23:24 AM

How can do the redirect with JSON value?

Using ip or ns, and then configure your web hosting, if possible.

zavanky

newbie

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Hello,
Does .bit domain just support tor hidden service?
And how can i configure my domain .bit to redirect to "example.com" via JSON with name_update? Does the namecoin support only ip/ip6? How can do the redirect with JSON value?
Thanks

khal

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try :

Code:

namecoind.exe stop

Wait some seconds :

Code:

namecoind.exe -noirc -dnsseed

noobboon

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Help!

I keep getting error and block don't get downloaded

my conf file:
server=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=pass
rpcport=9332
rpcallowip=192.168.0.*

step1
run cmd, typr namecoind.exe to start

step2
open new cmd, type namecoind getinfo
http://www.upload.ee/image/1418892/Untitled.jpg

I got this, I wait for 2 hrs and the block number still at 145.

I cannot type listreceivedbyaddress 0 ture command since it give me error meassage
http://www.upload.ee/image/1418904/Untitled.jpg

zpinto

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Thanks!

Crs

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namecoind help
namecoind getbalance
namecoind listtransactions

zpinto

newbie

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Im using GUIminer to mine namecoins solo, how do i know if i have found a block, which command line shows me how many blocks i have found?

Legion

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Ok, the RPC connection error is gone, now it just tells me bitcoin isn't connected, and namecoind getinfo shows 0 connections ... hmm ...

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