Questions tagged [bandwidth]
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What are the bandwidth requirements of a mining rig?
How much bandwidth consumption can I expect per 900 Mhash/s rig (for instance) for both pooled and solo scenarios? I'm looking for a ballpark number for the on going requirements, after the initial ...
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How can I limit bandwidth usage in Bitcoin-qt client?
I've just finished the intial blockchain download/verify in my BitcoinQt client (17 hours..) and I now see that BitcoinQt is happily eating all of my upstream bandwidth. (About 110kByte/sec on my ADSL ...
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Bitcoin Core uploads much more than it downloads
Since Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network of mostly identical clients, I would expect each node to upload about as much as it downloads. So I was surprised to see that my Bitcoin Core node has (since ...
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Internet speed required to run the Bitcoin client
What is the rough estimate of internet speed needed to run the standard client? Does a faster Internet connection increase the client performance (by that I mean how fast it updates its blockchain, ...
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Correlation of number of (non mining) full nodes to internet bandwidth
Are there any correlation studies showing the number of (non mining) full nodes per country (total or per/capita) compared to average internet connection speeds?
I know there are great differences ...
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Bandwidth required for Bitcoin going global?
Something that I feel might be the obstacle against Bitcoin going global -- but which I've never seen anyone mention -- is this:
If Bitcoin goes global, I think it's possible that the number of ...
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Which blk*.dat file contains a particular block?
Is there a way to find out which blk*.dat file contains a particular block?
For example, it would be useful to know which *.dat file contains block 478558, which is the point where BCH forked from BTC....
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bitcond and bitcoin-Qt system configuration and bandwidth requirements
What is the best operating system configuration for a computer to run (bitcoind or bitcoin-Qt) and (BFGminer or CGMiner) under Linux, assuming that it will be connected to a 3 Terrahash mining rig on ...
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Monitor bitcoind node traffic?
I was wondering how I would go about measuring the traffic being used on my network for the bitcoind node I am running. It's running on the standard 8333 port, using linux as the OS.
I was looking ...
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Blockchain size problem
According to my understanding, the ledger/blockchain is stored on every computer (node) that partakes in the network. The beauty of this system is that it is decentralised and backed up by every ...
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Quantity of traffic on test network
I want to begin experimenting with bitcoin. I notice the estimated upload traffic for the real bitcoin network is around 200 GB per month. That's too much for an experiment. How much traffic per month ...
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What hardware requirements does a SPV client have?
I read about SPVs here that:
[A SPV] client downloads a complete copy of the headers for all blocks in
the entire block chain. This means that the download and storage
requirements scale linearly ...
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what is the relationship between bandwidth and hash rate?
What is the relationship between bandwidth and hash rate?
I have an AntMiner S4 mining at 2.1GHashes.
I understand that the miner has no hard drive, and does its operations purely in memory, and that ...
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How much internet traffic does a 3.5GH/sec pooled miner use?
The question is clear I think. I used 3.5GH/s because that's what the upcoming ButterflyLabs Jalapeno will run. Assume it's mining for an average mining pool with 3.5GH/s (only bitcoins).
I'm ...
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the switching timing between high-bandwidth mode and low-bandwidth mode in CompactBlockReray
If the Compact Block transmission node is bandwidth-limited, there is a statement in bip152 implemention Note that an 'inv/headers' is sent. Are there specific thresholds or settings for this in the ...
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Unable to limit tcp bandwidth using tc in QoS for localhost
I am trying to connect few bitcoind instance running on different ports on my local machine and control the bandwidth between those connections. I used the tc utility as following:
#network interface ...
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Raw data vs information encoded in OP_RETURNs
Imagine I want to fill the 80 bytes of OP_RETURN data with zeroes, so that the resulting data is 640 bits set to 0, or 160 hex digits set to 0.
The data is 640 bits but the information encoded is much ...
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How much data traffic does participating in P2Pool mining cause?
In an earlier question we learned some rough numbers about how much data does regular pool mining use. However, I wonder how much data is typically used when one is mining in a P2Pool?
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Will mining Bitcoin slow or stop other computers on my home network?
Will mining Bitcoin slow or stop other computers on my home network? My son wants to set up a computer to mine Bitcoin but I have a daughter that attends a virtual school and uses the internet. I have ...
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As a full node, does limiting bitcoind bandwidth hurt the network?
As the top answer to this post, Maximillian Laumeister claims:
"IMPORTANT NOTE: If you limit the bandwidth of Bitcoin Core far below your actual upload speed, it can actually harm the Bitcoin network ...
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Wouldn't the blockchain size become a bottleneck if all payments happened on Bitcoin?
I am learning about Bitcoin. I understand that bitcoins are stored on a ledger, and the ledger itself is widely distributed and available to all parties. I also understand that the ledger stores all ...
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How much data traffic does participating in Bitcoin mining cause?
I have a limited amount of data included in my internet plan. If I exceed that limit I get charged extra. So, before signing up for Bitcoin, I'd like to know whether Bitcoin mining causes a lot of ...
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Controlling bitcoind connection bandwidth
The bitcoin github repo has a bash script given to control the flow of outbound traffic by using the bash script given on : https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/contrib/qos/tc.sh
I am ...
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Does synchronization takes such long time for first time or every time when syncing?
My internet bandwidth is around 10 - 20 KB/s. If I could sync with it for the first time then no problem. If I should need to sync it every time when opening it then it's really a big problem for me.
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What would be the second greatest bottleneck in the mining process? after the hash generation of course.
Lets pretend theres a fantasy world where I can produce an infinite amount of hashes no time at all...
What is the next biggest bottleneck for bitcoin mining?
Is it the bitcoin client? Is the client ...
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Is there a way to schedule bandwidth-intensive functions of bitcoind?
Some Internet service providers have different pricing at different hours. Is it possible to limit some functions of bitcoind to specific time ranges? ...especially initial block download (IBD) and/or ...
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Downloaded and installed bitcoind--bandwidth usage gone through the roof
I downloaded the Bitcoin Core daemon on a Ubuntu 16.04 platform from the bitcoin PPA.
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
Press ENTER to ...
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Does bitcoin mining need a lot of internet bandwidth [duplicate]
I'm going to be a bitcoin miner and my question is
does it require a lot of internet bandwidth to mine with a pool ??
I'm gonna use guiminer with slush's pool
I have 1MB dsl is it enough ???
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Using maxuploadtarget in Node Window Console
Complete first-timer to setting up my own node here... I’ve got as far as downloading and syncing the node (on Windows PC), getting my router and anti-virus ports sorted, but want to limit my upload/...
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What are the alternatives to downloading the 6GB block chain?
I hail from a state where bandwidth is yet at a premium. Typical download speeds, in my experience as a dialup ADSL user, range from 10KBps up to 70KBps. Inclement weather may cause packet loss if not ...
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How does Bitcoin Core manage its peer nodes? Is it possible to let it automatically switch to faster nodes?
It's usually frustrating when my Bitcoin Core full node is syncing, especially just catching up from merely several hours/days ago.
I wonder how does Bitcoin Core manage its peers? Will it disconnect ...
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Bandwidth speed for Bitcoin mining? [duplicate]
I think to setup an ASIC Ant Miner in my university apartment.
I am new to Bitcoin mining and since the university network does block any Bitcoin related connections I was thinking to use my ...
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What is the average bandwidth used by the default client?
I am asking it because I'd like to install the client in my work office. Is that safe? I know the first time it take a long time downloading about 2 GB or more, but what is the daily normal activity?
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Requirements for a Bitcoin Miner Data & Bandwidth needs [duplicate]
Can someone elaborate on the other aspects of a Bitcoin miner set up / rig's needs, things such as the amount of data in MB's per day it can get through in getting and sending, if your asymmetrical ...
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BitMinter - At what data rate communication happens between the BitMinter java client and the server?
Looking for how many KB or MB transferred each way every second or minute, whatever is appropriate.
I am using a Macbook Pro and using GPU mining.
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What happens when transaction bandwidth is exceeded?
A search for definitive information turned up literally nothing, so, what happens when transaction bandwidth is exceeded for an extended period?
After a period of two weeks (default) transactions are ...
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Which cryptocurrencies are better suited to users with limited bandwidth?
I'd like to try my hand at cryptocurrencies, but have limited bandwidth. Which cryptocurrencies are best suited to users such as me? Why?
Due to the high bandwidth costs, I expect cryptocurrencies to ...
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How much internet traffic and bandwidth does mining with a pool need?
As you know the new Antminer S9 is available and its hash rate per second is 14TH.
Now, my question is if I buy one of these, how much internet traffic and bandwidth do I need for mining by pool and ...
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Effect of internet connection speed on solo mining [duplicate]
I have a set of PCs hasing at 100 kH/s and currently the network difficulty is 2674.36329706.
My power usage is 200 W, and as per https://www.litecoinpool.org/calc?hashrate=100&difficulty=2674....
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How to download full BTC chain with limited internet
I am running linux mint on a laptop with an external ssd, and want to set up a full BTC node. My problem is that I only have jetpack internet which won’t handle a full sync in one go. I can take my ...
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How much bandwidth needed for bitcoin bigger blocks
If the Bitcoin blockchain would support 2000 transactions per second, how big would the blocks need to be (with segwit at 100% lets say), and most importantly, how much bandwidth would be necessary ...
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How do bandwidth requirements for running a full node grow with blocksize?
I know they increase.
I'm looking for something more precise than that.
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cpu, ram or bandwidth -- what is most important for bitcoin mining?
[I know Bitcoin mining on a server is a losing proposition, consider this an academic question.]
I've got some old proliant rack servers and VMWare licenses and thought I'd put them to use mining. ...
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Making Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 maximize by bandwidth
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 added many bandwidth (e.g., maxuploadtarget) and rate limiting (e.g., with maxmempool) features.
I have maxuploadtarget set to 0 (default; unlimited), yet I used to get several ...
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Stratum and Load Balancer
Does the Stratum protocol works well with the stratum servers behind a load balancer?
My impression is that each request from the client may hit a different stratum server and eventaully ends up ...
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Where does Bitcoin Core implement announcement of blocks optionally by `cmpctblock` or `inv` messages?
In BIP152 implementation note
Nodes MAY impose additional requirements on when they announce new
blocks by sending cmpctblock messages. For example, nodes with limited
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bitcoin full node huge upload bandwidth
Have been running a full node for a couple of months now, using bitcoin core 25.0
Last time I was running a node was many years ago, so I a bit outdated...
I am wondering if upload stats are not a bit ...
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Is 250mb/month enough bandwidth to support the internet needs of 4 mining rigs?
So this question was posed in 2011; I figure by now there may be slightly different factors at work, but mainly I ask if i can use a prepaid hotspot plan for 250mb to connect 4 sp20 mining rigs each ...
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What is the bandwidth of the standard bitcoin client as at August 2013?
A question about bandwidth was asked and answered in Nov 2011... we are now Aug 2013 and the usage of bitcoin has grown enormously since then.
So just as an update to that question I ask it again ...
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