Re: [3500 TH] p2pool: Decentralized, DoS-resistant, Hop-Proof pool
I'm thinking of switching to P2Pool but don't want to run my own node. I've looked at the node list and some like p2pool.org seem like scams. Can someone suggest a node in the southeast i"m in Charlotte NC? Would be running about 10-15TH depending on how I decide to split it. Thanks
http://p2pool-nodes.info/ Search here for an US node where you have the lowest latency. If you don't know what latency is then just ping the nodes from the same network as your miner and pick the lowest ping(measured in ms=milliseconds).
Good luck!
Find nodes with at least a few hundred shares. Ignore pool's DOA rate unless it's abnormal (like the old p2pool.org's). Divide orphans by number of shares, get pool's orphan %. Depending on what the p2pool is mining, it'll interrupt x amount of times per hour. Take ping time, multiple it by 2, then multiply it by the number of interruptions. 200ms x 2 = 400ms round trip x 4 interrupts per minute = 1600ms = 1.6s out of 60 = pure latency DOA of 2.7%. If pool X has a 0% fee, 10% orphan rate, and 20ms latency, and pool y has 0% fee, 7% orphan rate, and 220ms latency, then pool y is better for you.