Most discoverable XT nodes are russian

[masterluc]

For a few hours I found 158 XT nodes which send "Bitcoin XT" user agent identification. Geoip shows 156 of them use IP located in Russia. Conspiracy? 

List of nodes found so far

Code:

178.207.212.77
46.48.207.254
178.204.21.37
92.37.157.208
178.204.116.214
94.241.1.185
5.143.81.49
46.158.180.252
109.184.237.27
77.94.122.122
95.53.114.28
85.192.134.21
176.51.132.64
178.207.253.99
95.70.123.241
188.114.8.99
5.138.247.242
109.184.91.19
95.70.33.86
178.67.165.114
178.68.221.168
109.147.229.121
188.18.250.20
73.182.147.206
31.163.112.63
78.37.63.25
78.37.54.48
2.60.135.235
178.68.133.169
95.106.143.65
178.68.142.70
92.37.194.165
188.16.14.188
78.29.90.8
77.51.69.128
87.251.114.145
95.52.18.154
95.37.84.223
37.21.92.223
212.55.111.19
46.159.19.194
95.165.205.145
81.4.200.111
5.139.81.44
176.52.116.178
93.177.56.235
92.101.10.32
31.162.118.16
95.189.43.240
178.67.14.238
37.76.186.17
46.159.34.2
31.180.69.181
178.46.37.7
31.180.219.230
109.184.96.96
95.70.106.211
178.204.154.56
46.48.178.70
93.120.185.96
82.140.209.7
188.18.202.245
5.143.42.201
94.245.183.162
95.71.253.245
31.23.71.137
31.181.32.8
37.21.3.213
92.37.131.121
37.21.36.108
5.138.104.148
95.53.27.158
178.67.190.175
92.37.204.174
46.158.195.130
95.37.177.142
92.37.173.6
178.207.75.108
93.92.182.26
31.23.175.53
213.129.51.145
109.187.248.91
5.139.146.38
89.109.10.241
95.37.186.63
178.44.204.95
109.184.156.211
46.158.82.72
178.129.217.51
95.70.96.99
78.36.75.57
5.138.13.94
85.173.94.70
92.37.178.117
31.181.255.235
31.23.40.6
92.37.155.69
178.64.132.207
178.65.109.38
95.188.224.224
178.65.133.185
86.102.161.110
176.100.71.189
31.181.127.200
46.48.156.116
95.37.59.128
95.55.234.36
178.65.190.83
86.102.23.117
95.72.178.140
95.52.163.203
178.44.216.148
31.181.9.247
95.54.209.136
213.129.42.244
95.84.41.233
31.23.69.31
195.78.126.113
178.46.121.141
109.127.174.49
95.37.142.84
92.127.82.46
37.23.114.199
95.55.247.49
37.76.160.71
109.184.84.174
92.101.103.218
95.152.58.92
46.158.133.40
95.188.215.250
5.143.41.240
176.51.218.19
92.49.177.97
95.110.78.36
31.180.212.39
95.84.13.60
5.139.139.154
93.124.118.209
188.17.228.32
178.205.238.115
178.44.210.245
95.71.203.201
188.120.62.217

[knight22]

So?

[tvbcof]

Interesting.  Thx for the update.

A long long long time ago I predicted the global geopolitical strategy would play a role in the security of Bitcoin.  Now we see them dirty Chinese giving the XT guys (all two of them) a serious case of heartburn.  Nothing brings my heart more joy.

[masterluc]

191 out of 194 are russian so far. Other three: JP,GB,US. Discovery in progress.

Code:

178.207.212.77
46.158.235.233
46.48.207.254
178.204.21.37
92.37.157.208
178.204.116.214
94.241.1.185
5.143.81.49
46.158.180.252
109.184.237.27
77.94.122.122
95.53.114.28
85.192.134.21
176.51.132.64
178.207.253.99
95.70.123.241
95.70.62.225
188.114.8.99
5.138.247.242
109.184.91.19
5.137.123.16
95.70.33.86
178.67.165.114
178.68.221.168
109.147.229.121
188.18.250.20
73.182.147.206
31.163.112.63
109.161.69.112
78.37.63.25
78.37.54.48
78.85.195.121
176.15.81.55
2.60.135.235
178.68.133.169
95.37.172.143
95.106.143.65
178.68.142.70
92.37.194.165
188.16.14.188
78.29.90.8
37.78.25.132
77.51.69.128
87.251.114.145
95.52.18.154
95.37.84.223
37.21.92.223
212.55.111.19
178.68.131.206
46.159.19.194
95.165.205.145
89.169.90.144
95.37.63.226
81.4.200.111
92.101.61.83
5.139.81.44
176.52.116.178
93.177.56.235
95.55.84.109
92.101.10.32
31.162.118.16
95.189.43.240
178.67.14.238
37.76.186.17
46.159.34.2
31.180.69.181
178.46.37.7
31.180.219.230
109.184.96.96
95.70.106.211
178.204.154.56
46.48.178.70
93.120.185.96
178.68.131.162
82.140.209.7
188.18.202.245
5.143.42.201
94.245.183.162
93.120.215.111
95.71.253.245
178.44.169.56
85.175.177.21
31.23.71.137
31.181.32.8
178.69.186.96
194.190.7.111
37.21.3.213
92.37.131.121
37.21.36.108
5.138.104.148
95.53.27.158
109.184.167.199
178.67.190.175
92.37.204.174
46.158.195.130
95.37.177.142
92.37.173.6
178.207.75.108
93.92.182.26
31.23.175.53
213.129.51.145
109.187.248.91
5.139.146.38
89.109.10.241
95.37.186.63
178.44.204.95
109.184.156.211
178.68.132.33
46.158.82.72
178.129.217.51
95.70.96.99
95.72.244.175
81.1.164.163
78.36.75.57
5.138.13.94
46.48.216.41
85.173.94.70
178.35.234.191
5.139.177.227
92.37.178.117
31.181.255.235
92.101.160.18
109.184.247.231
31.23.40.6
92.37.155.69
178.75.101.241
178.187.54.4
46.48.161.252
178.64.132.207
178.34.63.157
178.65.109.38
31.180.69.185
95.188.224.224
178.65.133.185
86.102.161.110
109.165.69.171
176.100.71.189
95.37.153.229
31.181.127.200
46.48.156.116
95.37.59.128
95.37.89.136
5.143.164.199
95.55.234.36
178.65.190.83
86.102.23.117
95.72.178.140
95.52.163.203
178.44.216.148
5.138.102.61
31.181.9.247
95.54.209.136
213.129.42.244
95.84.41.233
31.23.69.31
195.78.126.113
178.46.121.141
109.127.174.49
92.101.253.210
178.65.103.12
95.37.142.84
92.127.82.46
37.23.114.199
95.55.247.49
37.76.160.71
109.184.84.174
92.101.103.218
95.72.62.116
178.47.93.157
95.152.58.92
178.68.195.86
178.64.225.194
46.158.133.40
95.188.215.250
5.143.41.240
176.51.218.19
92.49.177.97
95.110.78.36
31.180.212.39
93.124.119.222
95.84.13.60
5.139.139.154
93.124.118.209
95.159.182.188
188.17.228.32
92.101.59.170
121.108.241.247
178.205.238.115
178.44.210.245
95.71.203.201
77.35.237.244
188.120.62.217
188.234.15.58
87.225.64.104

[Cconvert2G36]

They might be NotXT nodes. The UDP floods that have been relentlessly DDoSing XT nodes have had roots to a russian ISP.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3j7577/udp_flood_ddos_attacks_packet_analysis_and_attack/

[masterluc]

So russians attacks russians?

Just checked. My node is not XT and not under any kind of attack.

I just check incoming connections on port 8333 for version string "Bitcoin XT". Whoever sends this version string to my bitcoin node goes to list.

[crazywack]

Don't know if I should put my tin hat on for this....

 I can see Russia doing what it can to slow the Bitcoin train threw supporting disruption.

[Amph]

Don't know if I should put my tin hat on for this....

 I can see Russia doing what it can to slow the Bitcoin train threw supporting disruption.

weren't they finally pro bitcoin lately, they unbanned it and are kind sustaining the whole thing

i throught they were not against it anymore, i think they are only trying the new client before other

or all those nodes belong to a single entity

[crazywack]

I know they have relaxed their position on it publicly, but don't belive that they would want to give very much power to something they can't control. UNLESS it slowly becomes more centralized. Man the rabbit hole could go deep on this 1.

I'm not going to put much more thought into it and chalk it up to Putin and Hearn wrestle bears together.

[masterluc]

DDoS usually goes from infected computers which have no significant geo preference. This case is outstanding. I can't figure out why they all have Russian IP.

And why Russian botnet motherhost attacks Russian XT nodes. What the fuck is going on?

[OmegaStarScream]

Here is my theory honestly , we all know how russians are good at Cracking and hacking and that kind of stuff , so it's probably just some cracked VPS they sold them in some hacking forum in bulk for cheap price and voilà (or they are using them on bitcoin themselfs)

[masterluc]

So one russians hire vps and bring up XT nodes.

Other russians attacks first ones.

And me (I also russian) discover all this shit.

[Mickeyb]

Don't know if I should put my tin hat on for this....

 I can see Russia doing what it can to slow the Bitcoin train threw supporting disruption.

weren't they finally pro bitcoin lately, they unbanned it and are kind sustaining the whole thing

i throught they were not against it anymore, i think they are only trying the new client before other

or all those nodes belong to a single entity

Apparently they did show some signs of getting softer towards Bitcoin but the last I read is that they don't approve it just like they haven't before.

This is a country that tries to restrict outflow of their cash to ghe foreign countries. Lot of rich Russians that wish to get their money out of Russia so they can buy everything in South of France, London, etc. So Bitcoin works for them in case, or if the government would really soften it's stance towards the Bitcoin. 

[mallard]

They might be NotXT nodes. The UDP floods that have been relentlessly DDoSing XT nodes have had roots to a russian ISP.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3j7577/udp_flood_ddos_attacks_packet_analysis_and_attack/

What are NotXT nodes? Google didn't help.

[iCEBREAKER]

why Russian botnet motherhost attacks Russian XT nodes. What the fuck is going on?

Two trolls named gavin@tla.mit.edu and hearn@signint.google.mil tried to take over Bitcoin with their hostile fork.

They had zero effect on the network, but pissed a lot of people off with their social engineering attack ('XT: BECAUSE BLOCKSTREAM IS HITLER').

Then some smart-ass released a spoof version of XT called NotXT.

Now, half of the world's Bitcoiners hate XT so much they are setting up fake nodes to trick it into forking before it has sufficient strength, while the other half hate XT so much they are attacking the first half's fake nodes.

Russia is just where we all go when this sort of crazy thing happens.   

[tupelo]

My goodness, XT is getting more embarrassing by the hour. This has to be the biggest shill fiesta in Bitcoin's short history.

[S4VV4S]

Of course, there is also the possibility that they are trying to keep the dispute going since it keeps the price low
I bet none of you thought of that huh?

[EpicFail]

So one russians hire vps and bring up XT nodes.

Other russians attacks first ones.

And me (I also russian) discover all this shit.

No, it is the other way round. In Russia XT nodes discover you.

I run my node elsewhere and I do not see those IPs you listed trying to connect to me.

[louise123]

So one russians hire vps and bring up XT nodes.

Other russians attacks first ones.

And me (I also russian) discover all this shit.

No, it is the other way round. In Russia XT nodes discover you.

I run my node elsewhere and I do not see those IPs you listed trying to connect to me.

I am confused.
Do you mean if you run a node within Russia then  Russian XT nodes discover you?

[The00Dustin]

No, it is the other way round. In Russia XT nodes discover you.

I am confused.
Do you mean if you run a node within Russia then  Russian XT nodes discover you?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reversal