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Topic: Why is P2Pool better than a reliable PPS pool? (Read 1792 times)

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Gerald Davis
No reason you can't use both.

I have 2 instances of p2pool running on 2 different machines with a PPS pool as a backup

cgminer makes it easy to maintain 100% uptime even when making upgrades.

Code:
{
"pools" : [
{
"url" : "192.168.0.129:9332",      <- dedicated p2pool machine
"user" : "WaterOne/1000+1",
"pass" : "pass"
},
{
"url" : "192.168.0.181:9332",      <- my workstation which is always on
"user" : "WaterOne/1000+1",
"pass" : "pass"
},
{
"url" : "backup-pool:port", 
"user" : "backup-user",
"pass" : "backup-pass"
}
],
rjk
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1ngldh
Because p2pool is as reliable as your internet connection, and the machine(s) it runs on. A traditional pool is just another potential failure point, and I don't know of ANY pure PPS pools that have no fee.

Mt.Red
Ah, I hadn't realized they were no-fee. Cool.
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Because p2pool is as reliable as your internet connection, and the machine(s) it runs on. A traditional pool is just another potential failure point, and I don't know of ANY pure PPS pools that have no fee.

Mt.Red
rjk
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1ngldh
Why is P2Pool better than a reliable PPS pool?

Curious what your opinion is.
Because p2pool is as reliable as your internet connection, and the machine(s) it runs on. A traditional pool is just another potential failure point, and I don't know of ANY pure PPS pools that have no fee.
legendary
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Mine with p2pool to prevent one pool from amassing too much power. Did I mention it's free and hop-proof?
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FPGA convert
Why is P2Pool better than a reliable PPS pool?

Curious what your opinion is.
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