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I have ah Raspberry and i will a BTC & Lightning node set up.

my bitcoin.conf

testnet=3 
Bitcoind options
server=1
daemon=1
txindex=1
disablewallet=1 
 Connection settings
rpcuser=raspibolt
rpcpassword=1212431
addnode=104.237.131.138
addnode=151.80.205.132
addnode=192.155.82.123
addnode=74.220.255.190
addnode=80.100.203.151
 Raspberry Pi optimizations
dbcache=100
maxorphantx=10
maxmempool=50
maxconnections=40
maxuploadtarget=5000

I have the addnode from this thread:

testnet3 node sync process is very slow

in the getnetworkinfo stands:

"version": 160000,
  "subversion": "/Satoshi:0.16.0/",
  "protocolversion": 70015,
  "localservices": "000000000000040d",
  "localrelay": true,
  "timeoffset": 0,
  "networkactive": true,
  "connections": 17,
  "networks": 
  "warnings": "Warning: unknown new rules activated (versionbit 28)"

and in the debug log stands:

2018-04-24 17:39:51 connect() to 85.207.214.190:18333 failed after select(): Connection refused (111)
2018-04-24 17:38:16 connect() to [2001:470:c144:cafe::a]:18333 failed: Network is unreachable (101)

anyone have an idea where the error lies?

my testnet port: 18333 is open.

many thanks for the help!

regards

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  • How much time did you give it? Could take a while until it finds peers on testnet. Both errors in your log aren't to uncommon.
    – 0xb10c
    Commented Apr 24, 2018 at 18:39
  • several days. in the debug have i peer conection: 2018-04-24 18:41:24 New outbound peer connected: version: 70015, blocks=1294178, peer=10 2018-04-24 18:41:24 New outbound peer connected: version: 70015, blocks=1294178, peer=11 2018-04-24 18:41:25 New outbound peer connected: version: 70015, blocks=1294178, peer=12 can i switch to mainnet with this error? thank for you help :)
    – Michael Vogel
    Commented Apr 24, 2018 at 18:57
  • What error? Those debug.log lines are pretty standard to see, you'll see them as nodes that were online go offline. You have active connections, what is the problem?
    – Ava Chow ♦
    Commented Apr 24, 2018 at 20:17
  • the error in the debug.log irritated me. connect() to 115.68.73.83:18333 failed after select(): No route to host (113) is this not bad?
    – Michael Vogel
    Commented Apr 25, 2018 at 5:27

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Connection refused means there's something prevents reaching your server.

make sure that your firewall allowing connections to your port and try to add this line to your bitcoin config: 

rpcallowip=0.0.0.0/0
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  • i have add this line i n my config. in the debug log: 2018-04-25 05:11:38 Bound to [::]:18333 2018-04-25 05:11:38 Bound to 0.0.0.0:18333 but the Connection refused (111) are still there. my firewall I deactivated and the port 18333 is open. i have check under yougetsignal.com. in the debug.log have i updatetip: new best=00000000000000bd6da9189e324ba9852ea348c27f392b06a31429c783470020 height=1294289 version=0x20000000 log2_work=69.90756 tx=17934320 date='2018-04-25 05:20:26' progress=1.000000 cache=0.0MiB(356txo) Does not he get a connection to all nodes?
    – Michael Vogel
    Commented Apr 25, 2018 at 5:32
  • no dont do this, you will allow anyone to control your client
    – I Like
    Commented Nov 6, 2022 at 6:35
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bitcoin-cli -rpcbind=0.0.0.0 it works like charm

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    This is a bad idea. Exposing your control interface to the world is never going to be secure.
    – Claris
    Commented Feb 7, 2020 at 9:50
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Try to put rpcbind=0.0.0.0 in your bitcoin.conf file, it worked for me.

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    If you read this, don't do it. It might work but does expose a remote control of your node to [your local network and potentially] the world.
    – Antoine Poinsot
    Commented Nov 2, 2020 at 12:10
  • It is just a testnet.
    – Allan Romanato
    Commented Dec 16, 2020 at 20:22
  • I see everyone saying not to do this, but maybe you can also share the correct way to do it.
    – F. Santiago
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 19:04

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