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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: idealist on August 22, 2014, 02:49:50 pm

Title: Full node port forwarding
Post by: idealist on August 22, 2014, 02:49:50 pm
I only have 8 connections to the network, I'm assuming I need to set up port forwarding.

What port does the BitShares-X client use?
Title: Re: Full node port forwarding
Post by: toast on August 22, 2014, 03:24:54 pm
use --max-connections argument if you want more peers
Title: Re: Full node port forwarding
Post by: bytemaster on August 22, 2014, 03:44:20 pm
use --max-connections argument if you want more peers

The P2P code tries to use UPNP, but we have not yet made it robust enough to handle all port-forwarding cases.   The port number is 1776 if you want to try it.

Title: Re: Full node port forwarding
Post by: idealist on August 22, 2014, 06:14:20 pm
The P2P code tries to use UPNP, but we have not yet made it robust enough to handle all port-forwarding cases.   The port number is 1776 if you want to try it.

That worked.  Forwarded port 1776 and now I have 18 network connections.

I guess BitShares-X works like Bitcoin?  If you only have 8 connections you are only downloading and not seeding?
Title: Re: Full node port forwarding
Post by: bytemaster on August 22, 2014, 06:15:57 pm
The P2P code tries to use UPNP, but we have not yet made it robust enough to handle all port-forwarding cases.   The port number is 1776 if you want to try it.

That worked.  Forwarded port 1776 and now I have 18 network connections.

I guess BitShares-X works like Bitcoin?  If you only have 8 connections you are only downloading and not seeding?

Effectively.