Also, it doesn't address the lingering connection issue with the new testnet version -- my clients will connect sometimes, and not sometimes, and even that first time, the delay was quite long.
Hit me with any nodes you have, I'll add.
Correct.
There needs to be a proper DNS seed and some fixed nodes of last resort coded with IP addresses into the wallet.
This should probably be done on testnet only after we've fully satisfied ourselves with the implementation.
In the meantime, just add a timeout=750 into your datacoin.conf and it will search more quickly for peers.
Eventually, you'll roll through the whole list of known addresses and be able to establish connections with full-nodes.
At the same time, the longer your full node remains online - then the sooner the NAT'd nodes behind a firewall which aren't accepting incoming connections will be able to find you and make an outgoing connection.
Since there are fewer than 8 full-nodes online for testnet even a half-connected peer will eventually be connected to the entire swarm.
Best Regards,
-Chicago