testnet: stuck to "synchronizing with network..."

[redPanda]

I want to make some tests with testnet, so I added
testnet=1
in ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
then I started bitcoin-qt (0.10.1) and it is stuck to block 26859
with this message:
synchronizing with network...    2 years and 33 weeks behind
since 24 hours.
I tried adding addnode=1.2.3.4
or addnode=blockexplorer.com in bitcoin.conf
whitout changes. I use bitcoin on Linux.
Wat can I do now?

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[Muhammed Zakir]

Try adding nodes.

addnode=54.210.107.2:18333

[redPanda]

Try adding nodes.
addnode=54.210.107.2:18333

I tried this whitout any change!

[shorena]

Try adding nodes.
addnode=54.210.107.2:18333

I tried this whitout any change!

Do you have connections?

[redPanda]

in bitcoin-qt: Help -> Debug window -> Peers
I can see 8 nodes + the one I added in bitcoin.conf
and in Help -> Debug window -> Information
under Network, I have:
    number of connections 8 (In: 0 / Out: 8 )

[shorena]

in bitcoin-qt: Help -> Debug window -> Peers
I can see 8 nodes + the one I added in bitcoin.conf
and in Help -> Debug window -> Information
under Network, I have:
    number of connections 8 (In: 0 / Out: 8 )

Thats odd, that would imply that all other nodes are not synced either.

You said you added the blockexplorer node, does its IP appear in the list of connected nodes? AFAIK that one should be synced.

[redPanda]

I cannot see the blockexplorer.com node in my peers (162.159.247.131 from http://get-site-ip.com/)

Here are the last 15 lines of  ~/.bitcoin/testnet3/debug.log

2015-05-19 22:59:02 receive version message: /Satoshi:0.9.2/: version 70002, blocks=400261, us=24.230.253.105:37037, peer=52
2015-05-19 22:59:02 Added time data, samples 53, offset -1 (+0 minutes)
2015-05-19 22:59:02 nTimeOffset = +0  (+0 minutes)
2015-05-19 22:59:02 receive version message: /Satoshi:0.10.0/: version 70002, blocks=409876, us=24.230.253.105:49047, peer=53
2015-05-19 22:59:02 Added time data, samples 54, offset +0 (+0 minutes)
2015-05-19 22:59:08 connect() to 104.200.21.137:18333 failed after select(): Connexion refused (111)
2015-05-19 22:59:09 receive version message: /Satoshi:0.10.0/: version 70002, blocks=409876, us=24.230.253.105:36463, peer=54
2015-05-19 22:59:09 Added time data, samples 55, offset +0 (+0 minutes)
2015-05-19 22:59:09 nTimeOffset = +0  (+0 minutes)
2015-05-19 23:01:35 ERROR: AcceptBlockHeader : prev block invalid
2015-05-19 23:01:35 Misbehaving: 101.81.77.219:41356 (0 -> 100) BAN THRESHOLD EXCEEDED
2015-05-19 23:01:35 ERROR: invalid header received
2015-05-19 23:01:35 ProcessMessage(headers, 162003 bytes) FAILED peer=30
2015-05-19 23:02:58 receive version message: /bitcoinseeder:0.01/: version 60000, blocks=0, us=24.230.253.105:18333, peer=55
2015-05-19 23:02:58 Added time data, samples 56, offset -1 (+0 minutes)

[Muhammed Zakir]

Can you please post your config file? Please remove RPC username, password etc... before posting.

[nvaler]

restart the service?

[redPanda]

~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Code:

rpcuser=xxxxxxxxxx
rpcpassword=xxxxxxxxxx
testnet=1
addnode=blockexplorer.com

restart the service?

I did it and also restarted the server...

[Muhammed Zakir]

~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Code:

rpcuser=xxxxxxxxxx
rpcpassword=xxxxxxxxxx
testnet=1
addnode=blockexplorer.com

restart the service?

I did it and also restarted the server...

Try adding one more node like I said previously.

Code:

rpcuser=xxxxxxxxxx
rpcpassword=xxxxxxxxxx
testnet=1
addnode=blockexplorer.com
addnode=54.210.107.2:18333

[redPanda]

I tried with addnode=blockexplorer.com
or addnode=54.210.107.2:18333.
If I add both, I now have a new error message:
"No block source available..."
and I dont see the node 54.210.107.2 in the peers.