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Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 04:11:16 PM

I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

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Quote from: soy on July 16, 2015, 01:18:23 PM

Both nodes on 192.168.1.0 and both have the other added, the one which is behind by only 50 blocks has 7 peers ping time n/a and the one node, my other system with a complete blockchain at 285ms. The node with the completed blockchain lists 9 connections, all showing a ping time. The nodes showing n/a in ping time aren't listed on the complete blockchain node. Perhaps I should add those nodes to the incomplete node.

Did you use -connect or -addnode?

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Both nodes on 192.168.1.0 and both have the other added, the one which is behind by only 50 blocks has 7 peers ping time n/a and the one node, my other system with a complete blockchain at 285ms. The node with the completed blockchain lists 9 connections, all showing a ping time. The nodes showing n/a in ping time aren't listed on the complete blockchain node. Perhaps I should add those nodes to the incomplete node.

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Quote from: achow101 on July 13, 2015, 06:42:45 PM

Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 05:26:59 PM

Quote from: achow101 on July 13, 2015, 05:00:16 PM

Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 04:11:16 PM

I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

You can start up the incomplete one with the flag

Code:

-addnode=

This will let it connect to your other one, although it may not download the blockchain from it.

If making the complete blockchain system a node and using said switch to add its ip as a node to the not yet complete system, presently up to block 364402 Jul 8, 2015, why not? Isn't that a node function?

If it connects to other nodes as well, it may download the blockchain from other nodes. To prevent it from connected elsewhere, use

Code:

-connect=

instead. -connect will make it only connect to the specified node(s).

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Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 05:26:59 PM

Quote from: achow101 on July 13, 2015, 05:00:16 PM

Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 04:11:16 PM

I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

You can start up the incomplete one with the flag

Code:

-addnode=

This will let it connect to your other one, although it may not download the blockchain from it.

If making the complete blockchain system a node and using said switch to add its ip as a node to the not yet complete system, presently up to block 364402 Jul 8, 2015, why not? Isn't that a node function?

If it connects to other nodes as well, it may download the blockchain from other nodes. To prevent it from connected elsewhere, use

Code:

-connect=

instead. -connect will make it only connect to the specified node(s).

soy

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Quote from: achow101 on July 13, 2015, 05:00:16 PM

Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 04:11:16 PM

I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

You can start up the incomplete one with the flag

Code:

-addnode=

This will let it connect to your other one, although it may not download the blockchain from it.

If making the complete blockchain system a node and using said switch to add its ip as a node to the not yet complete system, presently up to block 364402 Jul 8, 2015, why not? Isn't that a node function?

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Quote from: soy on July 13, 2015, 04:11:16 PM

I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

You can start up the incomplete one with the flag

Code:

-addnode=

This will let it connect to your other one, although it may not download the blockchain from it.

soy

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I have Bitcoin Core on two systems. One is synchronized the other still a few weeks behind. I know I can copy the blockchain from one to a properly configured external drive then load the blockchain to the newer system using the command line switches. But, can I add the complete system as a peer to the incomplete system? It's only a few weeks behind but getting data slowly. It will probably be complete by tomorrow morning regardless but just wondering.

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