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Hello all,

I am currently mining on Slush's pool and using the Slush's mining proxy. I am unsure about if the proxy is setup to automatically run stratum or do I need to change it? Currently I have my Block Erupter cubes setup for port 8332 and just open the proxy with no need for a .bat file. This is what the proxy reads:


2013-12-30 23:40:38,530 INFO proxy getwork_listener._on_authorized # Worker 'jbbasics.worker1' asks for new work
2013-12-30 23:40:38,539 INFO proxy getwork_listener._on_authorized # Worker 'jbbasics.worker1' asks for new work
2013-12-30 23:40:38,549 INFO proxy jobs.submit # Submitting 6c0be921
2013-12-30 23:40:38,549 WARNING proxy getwork_listener._on_submit # [0ms] Share from 'jbbasics.worker1' accepted, diff 71

I am wondering if it is using getwork vice stratum? Excuse my ignorance on this subject...I have read a few things on stratum vs getwork and still haven't really wrapped my head around it. As far as I can tell stratum is suppose to be better using less bandwith, faster mining, and easier on the server. Please correct me if I am wrong on this.

Do I need to make a .bat file for running stratum such as:

.\mining_proxy.exe -o stratum.bitcoin.cz -p 3333

I seem to be getting my expected hashrate but just wanted to make sure I was optimizing the miner. Thank you for your help in advance!

Slush's proxy takes getwork requests from your cubes and translates them into stratum requests to the pool.  That's its primary function.