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Re: How do miners communicate through the network?
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Moonchopper
on 12/04/2013, 19:35:29 UTC
That seems like a correct statement - but I'm fairly new to all of this myself, so it may not be exactly as you describe.
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Re: How do miners communicate through the network?
by
Moonchopper
on 12/04/2013, 18:57:05 UTC
Stratum is currently in use and I believe it's being used more and more. I believe this means that miners operate/communicate several different ways, not just 'one' way.
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p2pool mini-pool server set-up question
by
Moonchopper
on 12/04/2013, 17:21:32 UTC
Cross-posting this from mining support, since I don't seem to be getting many hits there. Also, it might be more relevant in this 'general' area...

Myself and some of my buddies are starting our own tiny pool that I plan on setting up through p2pool. Not a whole lot, just more of an experiment currently. We're running BitMinter currently and are all assigning our 'workers' under the same address, but are looking to switch, since I believe it might be more beneficial for us to participate in a smaller pool (or so I think - we'll find out.)

I just want to be certain that I set this up properly so that we are receiving our bitcoins appropriately:

Currently, I have run_p2pool.exe running on my desktop (192.168.1.149), with the default ports.
Current parameters:

Code:
-a 1GgYw8mTRcLVzYnqWiqkSK6DAWF34jDzA7

I am running cgminer.exe on my laptop with the following parameters:

Code:
-o http://192.168.1.149:9332 -u -p

bitcoin.conf entries:
Code:
rpcuser=
rpcpassword=
server=1

In order for my friends to act as 'workers,' would they just need to run cgminer.exe with the same user and pass as above for CGMiner? Or do they also need to run p2pool.exe on their own machines (meaning they would have to run the Bitcoin client themselves, along with downloading the entire block chain like I had to)? Do they need the bitcoin.conf on their computers also? Or is that explicitly for p2pool.exe/Bitcoin.exe?

Given the above, will all of our MH/s work be contributed to the same address/wallet? Or, is there any way for me to find out explicitly what address my work is being 'paid' to? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

P.S. I am going to be using my desktop as my main worker, not my laptop - currently set up backwards because I started out on my PC first Smiley Also, this will be done over a VPN, so the private IP is not a problem.
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Re: Any good guides on starting a mining pool
by
Moonchopper
on 12/04/2013, 15:02:42 UTC
Are you looking to do an automated mining pool where it distributes BTC automatically?

I have set up a personal mining pool for myself and my friends (I believe it should be working - just clarifying some questions before I have them switch over) using p2pool and cgminer. However, funds will be distributed manually, since it seems it would just be easier for me to do that manually.
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p2pool mini-pool server set-up question
by
Moonchopper
on 12/04/2013, 14:12:16 UTC
Myself and some of my buddies are starting our own tiny pool that I plan on setting up through p2pool. Not a whole lot, just more of an experiment currently. We're running BitMinter currently and are all assigning our 'workers' under the same address, but are looking to switch, since I believe it might be more beneficial for us to participate in a smaller pool (or so I think - we'll find out.)

I just want to be certain that I set this up properly so that we are receiving our bitcoins appropriately:

Currently, I have run_p2pool.exe running on my desktop (192.168.1.149), with the default ports.
Current parameters:

Code:
-a 1GgYw8mTRcLVzYnqWiqkSK6DAWF34jDzA7

I am running cgminer.exe on my laptop with the following parameters:

Code:
-o http://192.168.1.149:9332 -u -p

bitcoin.conf entries:
Code:
rpcuser=
rpcpassword=
server=1

In order for my friends to act as 'workers,' would they just need to run cgminer.exe with the same user and pass as above for CGMiner? Or do they also need to run p2pool.exe on their own machines (meaning they would have to run the Bitcoin client themselves, along with downloading the entire block chain like I had to)? Do they need the bitcoin.conf on their computers also? Or is that explicitly for p2pool.exe/Bitcoin.exe?

Given the above, will all of our MH/s work be contributed to the same address/wallet? Or, is there any way for me to find out explicitly what address my work is being 'paid' to? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

P.S. I am going to be using my desktop as my main worker, not my laptop - currently set up backwards because I started out on my PC first Smiley Also, this will be done over a VPN, so the private IP is not a problem.
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Re: How hot is too hot?
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 14:55:40 UTC
I'm mining with a GTX570 (Since I already had that on hand - not planning to dump a bunch of money into this mining thing), and I run at about 77-80C overclocked to 850mhz. Shouldn't be a problem at this level.
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Re: Avoiding Two Bitcoin Pitfalls
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 14:40:37 UTC
Ahh, thank you for the response. So a wallet is basically just a way of keeping track of the addresses - those addresses are essentially in no way tied together - other than who 'owns' them. Would that be a correct statement?
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Re: Avoiding Two Bitcoin Pitfalls
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 13:38:10 UTC
Is the wallet address considered the public key in this regard?
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Re: Water cooling vs window AC unit
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 13:18:36 UTC
Condensation might be a problem, in and of itself. Getting a case with high airflow and with a decent number of fans would probably be a safer bet. Not to mention, if you're getting the A/C unit explicitly for the PC, then you might end up spending more money than you can make...
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Re: Whitelist Requests (Want out of here?)
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 12:55:19 UTC
I would like to request to be white-listed so I can ask some questions of the mining community. I've done quite a bit of research on Bitcoin in the past 48 hours, so I have at least a few bits of knowledge under my belt Smiley Specifically, I have posted this question:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=173286.0

Text:

Myself and some of my buddies are starting our own tiny pool that I plan on setting up through p2pool. Not a whole lot, just more of an experiment currently. We're running BitMinter currently and are all assigning our 'workers' under the same address, but are looking to switch, since I believe it might be more beneficial for us to participate in a smaller pool (or so I think - we'll find out.) This is going to be a manual handout instead of an automatic handout - we're all more or less in this together with the current equipment we have.

I just want to be certain that I set this up properly so that we are receiving our bitcoins appropriately:

Currently, I have run_p2pool.exe running on my desktop (192.168.1.149), with the default ports. Current parameters:

Code:
-a 1GgYw8mTRcLVzYnqWiqkSK6DAWF34jDzA7

I am running cgminer.exe on my laptop with the following parameters:

Code:
-o http://192.168.1.149:9332 -u -p

bitcoin.conf entries:

Code:
rpcuser=
rpcpassword=
server=1

In order for my friends to act as 'workers,' would they just need to run cgminer.exe with the associated parameters above? Including the username and password? (Regardless of the networking aspect - no problems there) Or do they also need to run p2pool.exe on their own machines (meaning they would have to run the Bitcoin client themselves, along with downloading the entire block chain like I had to)?

Given the above, will all of our MH/s work be contributed to the same address/wallet? Or, is there any way for me to find out explicitly what address my work is being 'paid' to? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. I am going to be using my desktop as my main worker, not my laptop - currently set up backwards because I started out on my PC first .
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p2pool mini-pool server set-up question
by
Moonchopper
on 11/04/2013, 12:15:31 UTC
Myself and some of my buddies are starting our own tiny pool that I plan on setting up through p2pool. Not a whole lot, just more of an experiment currently. We're running BitMinter currently and are all assigning our 'workers' under the same address, but are looking to switch, since I believe it might be more beneficial for us to participate in a smaller pool (or so I think - we'll find out.) This is going to be a manual handout instead of an automatic handout - we're all more or less in this together with the current equipment we have.

I just want to be certain that I set this up properly so that we are receiving our bitcoins appropriately:

Currently, I have run_p2pool.exe running on my desktop (192.168.1.149), with the default ports. Current parameters:

Code:
-a 1GgYw8mTRcLVzYnqWiqkSK6DAWF34jDzA7

I am running cgminer.exe on my laptop with the following parameters:

Code:
-o http://192.168.1.149:9332 -u -p

bitcoin.conf entries:

Code:
rpcuser=
rpcpassword=
server=1

In order for my friends to act as 'workers,' would they just need to run cgminer.exe with the associated parameters above? Including the username and password? (Regardless of the networking aspect - no problems there) Or do they also need to run p2pool.exe on their own machines (meaning they would have to run the Bitcoin client themselves, along with downloading the entire block chain like I had to)?

Given the above, will all of our MH/s work be contributed to the same address/wallet? Or, is there any way for me to find out explicitly what address my work is being 'paid' to? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. I am going to be using my desktop as my main worker, not my laptop - currently set up backwards because I started out on my PC first Smiley