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Title: Network Questions Post by: nixbin on August 13, 2013, 01:24:14 PM I believe I have done my fair share of reading from various sources. Here comes my very newbie questions.
1. Who/what is considered a bitcoin node ? I believe when my freshly installed Multibit software with a wallet opened, connected to Internet, that makes my laptop an active node? When I close Multibit, my laptop is no more a node? Ipads, smartphones with bitcoin wallets, are those nodes too? 2. Which is better/healthier to the Network? Having a wallet in my own laptop(serves as a node?), or simply open a web/online wallet? I still have many questions, hope these basic ones can be answered first to sort things out for me. Thanks in advance. Title: Re: Network Questions Post by: Akka on August 13, 2013, 01:41:21 PM 1. Only the Bitcoin-QT client functions as a full Node.
All other clients (Multibit too) are not full nodes. 2. The Healthiest for the Network is to run a full node (Bitcoin-QT with Port 8333 forwarded), because all other clients need connects to full nodes to get their information from. Web wallets are neutral, because the provider operates a very well connected full node. All other Clients need resources from Full Nodes, but don't do anything to facilitate the network them self. Title: Re: Network Questions Post by: nixbin on August 13, 2013, 03:44:23 PM Thanks Akka, I will go with the Bitcoin-QT client.
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