Questions tagged [network]
This tag should be used for questions related to the Bitcoin network and communication between different nodes on the Internet.
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Synchronizatting network issue [duplicate]
Synchronizatting network problem, bitcoin not showing up in my wallet how can i retrieve it? Yried finding private key. Blockchain has it confirmed anyone know how to get it from blockchain?
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Network fee accuracy question [duplicate]
I have an investor telling me he made 7k in bitcoin from a 200$ investment today. He says there is a network fee of 500$ to withdraw the funds for me. Is this or can this be accurate?
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How to configure port forwarding to run Full Node with Bitcoin Core using VPN instead setting up port forwarding on router?
I'm running full node with Bitcoin Core, but unable for incoming connections due possible block of my ISP, port forwarding on router doesn't take effect.
Then I created a VPN on Proton VPN service and ...
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Do any full-node clients compress blocks?
Does Bitcoin Core or any other full node capable client compress the blocks in transit on the network or locally on the node's filesystem?
I used 7z to compress a handful of my locally stored blocks, ...
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sendcmpct message
I'm trying to connect to a local testnet3 node with a custom Rust code.
After handshake, node sends a sendcmpct message as per BIP152.
The message I receive is
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Why is my P2P_V2 peer connected over a v1 connection?
Bitcoin Core 27.0 which enables v2 transport (BIP324) by default was released a few days ago. I'm already seeing a few peers with the /Satoshi:27.0.0/ user agent and all of them have the P2P_V2 ...
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Bitcoin core having trouble connecting to peers
New to Bitcoin.
I have been trying to host a full node on my Mac. I just installed bitcoin core but while syncing, it seems my node is unable to connect to any peers. I am regularly checking the debug....
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How do I set up my own custom signet?
Configuration: a Windows machine on a local WiFi network.
For classroom purposes I would like to have a custom Signet network so students can get used with Bitcoin Core and Send/Receive.
This is the ...
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Using Bitcoin Core Regtest in classroom
I'm looking for a way to use Bitcoin Core in Regtest in a WiFi network (educational purposes in classroom).
The goal is that students install Bitcoin Core, activate Regtest, generate coins and send ...
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Load balancing for using more than 1 Internet connection to speed up Initial Block Download (IBD)
Have invested in good networking hardware and researching on failover scenarios using 2 connections - the home broadband and mobile LTE one - as well as load balancing to increase download/upload ...
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How does bitcoin core API work locally (network) - bitcoinlib in python using too many web sockets
I'm trying to understand at a high level, the local network aspects of calling the bitcoin core api via bitcoinlib in python
So the context around this question is that I wanted to work on some python ...
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multiple socket address usage error - using rpc to index block hashes
When I am attempting to index and create an array out of all the blockhashes on the blockchain I keep getting this error:
"[WinError 10048] Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network ...
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What is the purpose of addr_recv? What does it mean that addr_recv influences the heuristic for determining which of the receiving nodes IP is public?
I found here the purposes of addr_recv and addr_from.
Bitcoin Core actually ignores addr_from in received version messages.
addr_recv is used to influence the heuristic that determines which of
the ...
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How to decide on custom network fee?
I'm slightly stuck. I hadn't bought any BTC since Oct 2023 and so didn't notice that the network fees had got so high so now I have some BTC on an exchange and I'll have to pay £20 or so to send it to ...
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What's a rule of thumb for setting the maximum number of connections?
Connectivity of full nodes varies a lot, ranging from phones with mobile service to servers in data centers. Also, many nodes probably have asymmetric bandwidth.
Assuming the goal of maximizing ...
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