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Quote from: byronbb on May 28, 2011, 04:25:46 AM

Hmmm I came here to ask about why my second computer with newly installed client is struggling to get over 5 connections when my main box gets 100+ instantly.

imho if clients have 8 or less connections it's because they can only accept connections from all nodes because they look like being behind NAT/firewall.

only anecdotal evidence (i never got more than 8 ) but it's probably related to open/close port 8333 on your firewall/proxy and forward it to your box. seems like your first box (the one with 100+ connections) is using the 8333 port and the second looks like behind a firewall/proxy not visible to p2p network.

this thread started as a mac clients having problem connecting.

in your case, opening another port in your firewall may help + configure your second client to start using that second bitcoin port. i'm pretty sure multiple clients in the same network cannot share one and the same (default) open port.

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Hmmm I came here to ask about why my second computer with newly installed client is struggling to get over 5 connections when my main box gets 100+ instantly.

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Quote from: cypherdoc on May 27, 2011, 10:01:30 PM

is the wallet.dat interchangeable btwn mac and pc clients?

yes it is (worked for me at least)

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 10:04:14 PM

Sorry, it's 4:02am where I am. I will be back to answer the rest of your questions ~12:00pm GMT

its ok. i knew i'd wear u out at some pt Wink

get some rest.

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Sorry, it's 4:02am where I am. I will be back to answer the rest of your questions ~12:00pm GMT

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 09:37:16 PM

We connected your virtual machine to your home network as a separate computer. Now the client on Win7 is binded to 8333 port on your router. You can not bind another client to the same port. Although, if you start a client on your OS X and if it connects to the network there is no reason why you can't send coins between them.
In fact you could start your OS X client and specify -addnode=your external IP. This would connect your mac client to your Win7 client.

edit: In order to run multiple clients on one external IP you need to use different ports for each client. I don't have in depth understanding of that so I'll leave you to research it on your own

this is wild. i now have the 2 clients open and running on each side. is there something special about the 8333 port that Bitcoin likes? if so, that would be the reason i might want to -addnode to the win7 client from the macOS client thru a different port to get into full node mode, right? i can tell ur a networking wizard.

is the wallet.dat interchangeable btwn mac and pc clients?

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No. 10.0.0.100 is the IP address of your Win7 virtual machine. You can find out your external IP by visiting http://www.whatismyip.com/

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 09:37:16 PM

We connected your virtual machine to your home network as a separate computer. Now the client on Win7 is binded to 8333 port on your router. You can not bind another client to the same port. Although, if you start a client on your OS X and if it connects to the network there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to send coins between them.
In fact you could start your OS X client and specify -addnode=your external IP. This would connect your mac client to your Win7 client.

edit: In order to run multiple clients on one external IP you need to use different ports for each client. I don't have in depth understanding of that so I'll leave you to research it on your own

external IP being 10.0.0.100?

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We connected your virtual machine to your home network as a separate computer. Now the client on Win7 is binded to 8333 port on your router. You can not bind another client to the same port. Although, if you start a client on your OS X and if it connects to the network there is no reason why you can't send coins between them.
In fact you could start your OS X client and specify -addnode=your external IP. This would connect your mac client to your Win7 client.

edit: In order to run multiple clients on one external IP you need to use different ports for each client. I don't have in depth understanding of that so I'll leave you to research it on your own

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Quote from: cypherdoc on May 27, 2011, 09:18:02 PM

Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 09:15:31 PM

Congrats! You are now running full node. Give it some time and it will find other peers.

You should dissable UPnP button.

Opening a port is putting trust in the application that is listening on that port. I am not a developer and my opinion is just that, but I think Bitcoin is very well written and it exposes you to no more danger than keeping firefox open.

Other programs won't be affected unless you have a program that listens on port 8333. There's some MS Windows Server programs that does that, but on a macbook pro - I am confident, you are safe.

This is just for your home network.

You sir are a gentleman and a generous one at that. I thank you so much.

of course, i'd think of more questions: what does the win 7 config do to my Bitcoin client connection on the macOS side of my laptop? if nothing, could i configure that side the same way? slightly different IP address? once thats set up the 2 clients on each side would be like 2 wallets right? i could send btc back and forth btwn the 2?

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Glad I could help.

If you wonder to some different network, like 192.168.*.*, you may experience connectivity problems in your virtual machine. All you have to do then is change "Internet protocol version 4" settings back to "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 09:15:31 PM

Congrats! You are now running full node. Give it some time and it will find other peers.

You should dissable UPnP button.

Opening a port is putting trust in the application that is listening on that port. I am not a developer and my opinion is just that, but I think Bitcoin is very well written and it exposes you to no more danger than keeping firefox open.

Other programs won't be affected unless you have a program that listens on port 8333. There's some MS Windows Server programs that does that, but on a macbook pro - I am confident, you are safe.

This is just for your home network.

You sir are a gentleman and a generous one at that. I thank you so much.

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Congrats! You are now running full node. Give it some time and it will find other peers.

You should dissable UPnP button.

Opening a port is putting trust in the application that is listening on that port. I am not a developer and my opinion is just that, but I think Bitcoin is very well written and it exposes you to no more danger than keeping firefox open.

Other programs won't be affected unless you have a program that listens on port 8333. There's some MS Windows Server program that does that, but on a macbook pro - I am confident, you are safe.

This is just for your home network.

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 08:49:52 PM

You are nearly there.

Choose port forwarding. Custom service. Start and end port should be 8333 and IP should be 10.0.0.100. I'm not sure about the protocol, so choose both - TCP and UDP.

LOL, so what did i just do after all that? my client shows 6 connections. was hoping to go up to 80 like that guy further up the thread

should i still have the UPnP button checked?

by opening that port have i opened my computer up to some sort of attack? what about the other internet programs i run, will they be affected? what happens when i'm outside my home network; will i be able to connect to outside wifi networks?

i now show 7 connections; at least i don't have to run those terminal addnode commands!

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You are nearly there.

Choose port forwarding. Custom service. Start and end port should be 8333 and IP should be 10.0.0.100. I'm not sure about the protocol, so choose both - TCP and UDP.

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 08:31:05 PM

IP address: 10.0.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

DNS servers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

those settings are all in. i'm now in my router config window. do u recommend port forwarding or triggering? do i pick HTTP for service name? it asks for Server IP address; is this same as the 10.0.0.100? then it asks for Start and End port; this is where the 8333 goes?

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IP address: 10.0.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

DNS servers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

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Quote from: mewantsbitcoins on May 27, 2011, 08:22:37 PM

Quote from: cypherdoc on May 27, 2011, 08:20:01 PM

i have my router settings open but doesnt th Internet IP address settings change each time i connect? its set on Get Dynamically from ISP

We are now configuring your home network which is separate from ISP

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e07d:93be:50c5:d60a%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.28
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:76:2c8b:b94e:e2b8
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::76:2c8b:b94e:e2b8%13
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

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Quote from: cypherdoc on May 27, 2011, 08:20:01 PM

i have my router settings open but doesnt th Internet IP address settings change each time i connect? its set on Get Dynamically from ISP

We are now configuring your home network which is separate from ISP

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For the IP address it depends what kind of network you are on. If you open a terminal and type:

Code:

ifconfig

and post the output, I'll be able to tell exact IP you should use.

Subnet mask is most likely 255.255.255.0
Default gateway is the IP address of your router. Again if you post the output of ifconfig I might be able to guess what that IP address is.
For DNS servers I'd suggest using OpenDNS:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

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