Most discoverable XT nodes are russian

[tadakaluri]

Bitcoin XT may hire those nodes to show their strength. Bitcoin XT is always unreliable.

[louise123]

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

Oh, OK.
Thanks!

[Lucko]

From Reddit

[–]mike_hearnMike Hearn - Bitcoin Expert 1 točki a minute ago
The "BitKiller" program being run by some dude who hates BIP 101 connects to network nodes from Russia. and calls itself Bitcoin XT, although it isn't. If the node it talks to also says it's Bitcoin XT then a DDoS attack starts.
So this measurement isn't particularly meaningful.

[wladston]

I'm from Brazil, the IP for my XT node isn't on that list. Maybe you need to add some more IP seeds that are not in Russia?

[RFBC]

hello

[masterluc]

Well, the counter stopped to grow. Probably if I will on other /24/16/8 network, it will show more nodes.

210 IPs, 3 not from RU

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
213.129.61.235
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
95.71.224.94
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
46.158.191.132
78.37.63.25
78.37.54.48
178.205.27.180
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
94.245.145.77
79.126.103.148
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
94.245.191.32
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
46.158.115.77
5.139.177.227
92.126.13.208
92.37.178.117
31.181.255.235
92.101.160.18
109.184.247.231
46.41.106.156
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
77.35.181.19
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
164.215.52.101
109.184.188.87
95.72.178.140
95.52.163.203
178.44.216.148
5.138.102.61
31.181.9.247
95.54.209.136
95.52.222.109
213.129.42.244
77.35.233.167
95.84.41.233
31.23.69.31
195.78.126.113
178.46.121.141
109.127.174.49
92.101.253.210
178.67.169.206
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
5.143.162.229

[uxgpf]

Check the IPs on your list against https://getaddr.bitnodes.io/ to see if they are actual Bitcoin XT nodes.

I think this is the same Russian source that is behind DDoS attacks against XT nodes.
see: https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3j7577/udp_flood_ddos_attacks_packet_analysis_and_attack/

There are also some hexcodes in that response, which are apparently a Cyrillic UTF-8 text: " Пoкaзaнo 730 XT нoд зa пocлeдниe 1200 ceкyнд " which google translated as "Displaying 730 XT nodes in the last seconds of 1200".
So it looks like a specific tool to find XT nodes.

and:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3iumsr/udp_flood_ddos_attacks_against_xt_nodes/cukjn86

[–]ivan31337 -3 points 4 days ago
I have long use r/Bitcoins and I like it very much.
I watch the fight fork XT and I like it all stopped. because my savings can depreciate.
Since there is a link between coinwallet.eu (DDoS attack on the Bitcoin network) and XT, as well as hirkom and Andersen, I decided to contribute to the fight for a just cause
Well, what do you want? if I do mess (r/Bitcoin network attacks and planned attacks in September) then be prepared for a retaliatory lawlessness.
For clean and free future!

Looks like a Russian Bitcoin Core supporter (I'm sure no one wants this kind of support) is trying to knock down XT nodes from the network. So far he has been quite succesful and many people running XT nodes have been forced to quit doing so as their internet connection went down due to these UDP flood attacks (which are still ongoing). My node was under attack too, which caused my ISP supplied ADSL modem to crash.

Someone also started a DDoS attack against Slush's voting port for BIP 101, which made them to disable voting.
https://mining.bitcoin.cz/news/

[yayayo]

Well, the counter stopped to grow. Probably if I will on other /24/16/8 network, it will show more nodes.

210 IPs, 3 not from RU

Maybe just block those that are not from Russia? Doesn't make sense to block NotXT nodes.

I'm quite sure that one of the real nodes is run by Mike Hearn...

XTcoin is definitely great comedy.

ya.ya.yo!

[masterluc]

Maybe just block those that are not from Russia? Doesn't make sense to block NotXT nodes.

I'm quite sure that one of the real nodes is run by Mike Hearn...

XTcoin is definitely great comedy.

ya.ya.yo!

I discover and block nodes which represent them as Bitcoin XT. I don't block other clients.

[yayayo]

Maybe just block those that are not from Russia? Doesn't make sense to block NotXT nodes.

I'm quite sure that one of the real nodes is run by Mike Hearn...

XTcoin is definitely great comedy.

ya.ya.yo!

I discover and block nodes which represent them as Bitcoin XT. I don't block other clients.

But can you distinguish between XT and NotXT? I thought the whole point of NotXT was to pretend being a true XT node while in fact doing all processing like Bitcoin Core in order to trigger a premature fork.

ya.ya.yo!

[uxgpf]

I counted all active XT nodes here: https://getaddr.bitnodes.io/nodes/?q=/Bitcoin%20XT:0.11.0/

Number of nodes with user agent "Bitcoin XT:0.11.0" is 649.
Of these not a single one is shown to be in Russia.

[maokoto]

So... it is Rocky IV now

Core Stallone vs. XT Drago 

Nah ... It is clear that there is lots of Bitcoin interest in Russia (I find lots of faucets in Russian at least), but not likely that they pro XT for any reason.

[hdbuck]

more info here: http://qntra.net/2015/09/xt-node-blacklists-fail-to-prevent-ddos-attack/

"My nodes got hit with 25 GBit/sec." ^^

[uxgpf]

more info here: http://qntra.net/2015/09/xt-node-blacklists-fail-to-prevent-ddos-attack/

"My nodes got hit with 25 GBit/sec." ^^

It's just a generic UDP flood attack so there's nothing a client could do about it.