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Topic: Multiple Machines (Read 1895 times)

sr. member
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December 24, 2010, 02:34:19 PM
#6
Maybe you also want to use -addnode option, which results in a non-exclusive connection, so it still does connect to others. I use this option, so a connections are established faster when there is at least one other node available in your network.
full member
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December 22, 2010, 02:55:13 PM
#5
Additional question on this matter: if I have multiple of my own machines I'd like to use to generate coins, it looks like there's a few ways to go... 
  • Just run the client on all of them, with each machine aiming at completing a block and earning 50 BTC.  Using the -connect parameter to save on network traffic
  • Set up a pool for all my machines... although I wouldn't need to allocate/track winnings
  • Something else?  I've seen mention of having separate miners using a "getwork" call, but not much detail on how one should configure that on a home network or which software is needed
Can anyone point me in the right direction here towards what makes the most sense and what are the benefits?  I assume the first method has some level of wastefulness to it that I can bypass by making my machines collaborate instead of compete... is this true?
legendary
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Chief Scientist
December 18, 2010, 03:19:02 PM
#4
So what's all the stuff about NAT translations, etc.  Brief summary.
Short answer:  you don't have to worry about it.

Long answer:  if you want to worry about being as network-bandwidth-efficient as possible, run one node normally, and run all the rest with the -noirc -connect=IP.AD.DR.SS flags so they connect only to the one 'master' node.  All the network traffic will then go through the master node.
newbie
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December 18, 2010, 02:33:02 PM
#3
So what's all the stuff about NAT translations, etc.  Brief summary.
legendary
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December 17, 2010, 05:30:37 PM
#2
That's correct. Each bitcoin client have their own wallet.
newbie
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December 17, 2010, 05:25:58 PM
#1
I am sure this has been covered, but I can run the client on multiple machines on the same network, correct?  each has it's own "bitcoin address".
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