has anyone evaluated running multiple instances of slush's proxy but on different ports... like the --gp 8332, --gp 8333 etc?
That's what I've been doing all along... Sorry if that was unclear. A new VM for each cube just sounds like it would eat up waaay too much RAM.
Also, it's -gp or --getwork-port, not --gp.
I'm after some advise on how I can get my cube to successfully mine on two separate pools, as in the primary/backup function, so if one looses connectivity or times out for any reason, it switches to the other pool.
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Also what does diff 64, 128 and 256 mean?
Here's an example.
proxy1.bat:
mining_proxy.exe --host stratum.bitcoin.cz --port 3333 --getwork-port 8332 --stratum-port 3333
proxy2.bat:
mining_proxy.exe --host stratum.btcguild.com --port 3333 --getwork-port 8331 --stratum-port 3332
Then in your cube config page, set the ports to 8332,8331
The various difficulty settings are simply a way to control the bandwidth used by limiting the number of shares submitted. Lower difficulty shares means a more accurate hashrate reported by the pool, vs higher difficulty shares means less bandwidth but higher variance.
Thanks for your advice, will give it a try!