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Title: 8333 port Post by: yodeltakid on April 21, 2011, 05:54:47 AM In one place it says to port forward the 8333 port. In another place it says that opening 8333 port isn't necessary.
Which should I do? If 8333 is open will I make bitcoins faster? Can I port mask outside port in router port 8333>9xxxx to port set in client 9xxxx? Is there a way to test if the bitcoin client is setup properly, I use a variety of clients that have self test? Title: Re: 8333 port Post by: JackSparrow on April 21, 2011, 08:26:44 AM If you accecpt incoming connections, you can have more connections, people can caonnect to you, without opening port 8333. Maybe this picture can help you:
http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/0jj4fiq0/thumb/f9bce6586d214d279c6ce4dac37a2e40.jpg (http://www.imagebanana.com/view/0jj4fiq0/f9bce6586d214d279c6ce4dac37a2e40.jpg) http://www.bitcoin.org/faq#How_do_I_open_port_8333 Quote [...] Use www.canyouseeme.org to check if the port is accepting incoming connections. With a patch you could change the incoming port of the client, but it is not worth it. If you got 8333 open, the first connections may be faster. |
