advantage of having more connections is?
+1 are there any advantages?faster blockchine dwl?
Possible better protection against double spends
Offload other nodes in the network (by allowing incoming connections)
Topic: How connected are you? (Read 2298 times)
faster blockchine dwl?
Possible better protection against double spends
Offload other nodes in the network (by allowing incoming connections)
Which ports should I forward?
8333
Which ports should I forward?
advantage of having more connections is?
+1 are there any advantages?faster blockchine dwl?
8 here not forwarding ANYTHING.
Have better things to do than seeing my balance emptied by some bugs.
Have better things to do than seeing my balance emptied by some bugs.
And you think it's easier to exploit that bug when ppl are connecting to you instead of you connecting to them? Must be a really special bug
8 here not forwarding ANYTHING.
Have better things to do than seeing my balance emptied by some bugs.
Have better things to do than seeing my balance emptied by some bugs.
261
106 for everyone using BitcoinSpinner
25, mainline client on a debian machine.
Two are IPv6
Two are IPv6
59 with bitcoind on win7.
That's bad. You're using connections that other users could be using. How about opening up a port instead. That way you help improve the network rather than harming it.
I am running through Tor and can't use port forwarding without losing anonymity. 
I realized >50 was quite a lot and purposely lowered it before you posted. 
I've more than done, and continue to do, my share in improving the Bitcoin economy and network. 
hero member
Activity: 588
Merit: 500
Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
58
8 is likely the max you will get without doing some tweaking.
I had 800 back when we were playing into block races in our MMC pool.
>50 without port forwarding. ( 
I use lots of addnode commands from http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes )
I use lots of addnode commands from http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes )That's bad. You're using connections that other users could be using. How about opening up a port instead. That way you help improve the network rather than harming it.
34
One
I'm using electrum
I'm using electrum
Around 40-50 usually. I lose them if I have to restart, then they slowly come back over the next 24 hours or so.
>50 without port forwarding. ( I use lots of addnode commands from http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes ) With more connections your transactions are spread throughout the network faster, and you get the latest transactions and blocks sooner. So it really isn't necessary unless you are mining, but it's still nice for the average user.
I use lots of addnode commands from http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes ) With more connections your transactions are spread throughout the network faster, and you get the latest transactions and blocks sooner. So it really isn't necessary unless you are mining, but it's still nice for the average user. Jump to: