Quote from: Subo1977 on March 22, 2013, 07:50:24 AM

Quote from: gyverlb on March 15, 2013, 12:47:36 AM

Tune bitcoind and P2Pool
If you can't use the methods above or they aren't enough you can limit the number of connections used by bitcoind and P2Pool.

For bitcoind, use the parameter maxconnections in bitcoin.conf

Code:

maxconnections=10 # 20 is the default

Dont set this to <=8 Cheesy

Then p2pool cannot connect to the bitcoind.

Hum, there can be problems with low maxconnections. If I understand correctly, this depends on how fast you start p2pool after bitcoind because once all the connection slots are taken it refuses p2pool's attempt to connect.
bitcoind probably establish the first connections quite fast because it tries a number of "probably good" nodes first and then a slower discovery process begins.

I'll add this to the guide, thanks.