Lets see if I do understand:

First, I should download and install a bitcoin client , e.g.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bitcoin/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.5.1/bitcoin-0.5.1-linux.tar.gz

Then to run it on the testnet.

afterwards to run the miner without pool URL specified

./minerd --threads $cpus --algo sse2_64  --userpass [user]:[pw]


Is that correct ?

Just tried it and it doesn't seems to work ,
should I use the usame u/p from the prod,
or I have to create a new account ?

Hi,

Sorry for a newbie question: but how do I
run that miner on the testnet ?

P.S. on the prod it works fine for me
with that script:

_{./minerd --threads $cpus --algo sse2_64 --url http://deepbit.net:8332/ --userpass [user]:[pw]}


Thanks in advance.

I have started the miner and it is working fine with the production,
now I am looking how to switch it to the test network and can't
found the bitcoin.conf file. Will appreciate any help on that ?

Thanks in advance.

I hope you are right , cool I'll check it.

btw , is that address http://deepbit.net:8332/  stays the same ?

Thanks

Hi,

I am curious: How can I launch that miner to mine on the test network ?

Thank in advance.

Ohh, now I get it  ,

Thanks.

Can you elaborate a bit , just bumped into the same problem.

What do you mean ?

Can you please elaborate a bit ? Is it a bug in a new version or something like that ?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

 I am watching the bitcoin status site and see a massive peer drop
 in last days. Is it for real ? Does somebody know what is the reason for that ?


http://bitcoinstatus.rowit.co.uk/

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

What is the usual number of peers the client is connected to ?
And how to find out the more stable peers in the network ?

Thanks in advance

thanks

Hi,

Is it correct to say that the old blocks never change,
all new transaction are included in the new mined blocks.
In that case what is going to happen when the mining will stop ?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Should My local wallet be aware of all the Transactions being proceed in order to
get the relevant to me Transactions ? If that is correct how it is going to work in very big scale ?

Thanks in advance

Hi, I am trying play a bit with the test network ,
I see that -200 BTC transaction took almost a day to get a confirmation.
Is it the same with the real network ? What is that latency depends on ?

Thanks in advance.

What do you mean ?

I mean , to generate the block all I need is  to find a number  that is lower than a target ,
what if you will find the same number in the same time or nearby and will claim the ownership
on the money in the block.