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alright just getting back into things with a antminer s4. I used to mine on slush but from what ive noticed slush is not really decent anymore. Doing some reading up and kano seems like a dude I can support and in turn receive support. So im joining the pool, only question is should I set my difficulty to 2048? Is that still applicable with the latest s4 firmware?

The simple answer is, unless there's a problem with your firmware, there's no need to set the work diff on the web site.
Setting it on the web site will only take effect if you set it above the pool's calculated value.

If there is a problem with the firmware then avoid using a power of 2 like 2048 - instead use a little higher e.g. 2052

As usual, remember that the work difficulty has no effect on your reward other than variance.
Higher diff means higher variance, but not much of an effect unless you make it a lot high e.g. if you set it 10x higher.

Appreciate the answer, and I am letting the server decide then. As far as I am aware I dont think there is an issue with the s4 firmware other than not being great, like it freaking out when I set it to a static IP. And it changing IPs every few minitues on DHCP. And running 4.8.0 miner.

Not sure what kind of router you have but some routers allow you to assign a specific DHCP address to a device. That way your S4s stay on DHCP and each time they request a new IP, the router sends the same one they had last time. My Cisco/Linksys E3000 can do this and it works great.

I run a Netgear R6700 router, and am able to assign DHCP addresses to specific devices so they don't change over time. I can also open the ports for a full node.

Anyone else notice how Slush is simply not finding blocks? I sort of keep an eye on it as I used to mine there some time ago before coming here. I now understand, though, that it's due to Kano and CK's sharp work that this pool is performing better, all luck aside.

You can find good answers here. Cool

I mined slush before coming here and I've noticed the same thing. I wonder what is going on.