Is there a way to be sure your node is aiding the network? Maybe a populated active peers list indicates this? If I can be sure, I will set up more nodes.
Should a node maximize CPU, RAM, or bandwidth?
Just keep it running, ur node will push blocks and transactions. Chose bandwidth for private node and RAM+bandwidth for public one.
I downloaded nxt.zip from the link on page 1 and caught up on the right chain in less than 10 minutes.
Is a node anyone running the NXT client? Where are the options for bandwidth and ram+bandwidth and what do they do?