Bootstrap.dat a new one needed

[mahoni]

Hi there,

still looking for an working downloadlink for a fresh Bitcoin Bootstrap.dat file.
Lot of Posts here but no working link please help.

cheers mahoni

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[shorena]

Hi there,

still looking for an working downloadlink for a fresh Bitcoin Bootstrap.dat file.
Lot of Posts here but no working link please help.

cheers mahoni

Its faster to download the blockchain directly. If you have problems connecting to other nodes you can try to connect to mine. IP is 188.68.53.44.

[mahoni]

its very slowly on my side.. ok i will try.. what i have to do with this ip?  just put in bitcoin.conf??

[~Bitcoin~]

Found this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1310261.msg16205238#msg16205238
I have freedownload manager http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ so when clicked on magnet link it directly started downloading file which can be way faster than downloading from torrent client.

I personally don't think downloading bootstrap.dat from other sources is safer other than bitcoin.org. However in official bitcoin.org link it seems it is 2 years old here https://bitcoin.org/bin/block-chain/ and also downloading full blockchain from official software is way faster than torrent.

[mahoni]

thx - found that thread too.. but magnet link was not working.. so try your downloadmanager looks goo..
actual size of blockchainforlder: 51 gb
filsesize 69gb

the actual blockchain is 89 gb i think..
the best chaice should be a bootstrap.dat from actual blockchain.. but i cant find one on the net..

[BitcoinNewsMagazine]

Hi there,

still looking for an working downloadlink for a fresh Bitcoin Bootstrap.dat file.
Lot of Posts here but no working link please help.

cheers mahoni

Its faster to download the blockchain directly. If you have problems connecting to other nodes you can try to connect to mine. IP is 188.68.53.44.

@shorena I set up 0.13.1 on an Ubuntu laptop three days ago on 24/7 with port 8333 forwarded. It is three days now and still downloading. I am using wifi rather than ethernet is that the problem? My internet is very fast so no problem there. I expected the blockchain to download much faster.

[shorena]

its very slowly on my side.. ok i will try.. what i have to do with this ip?  just put in bitcoin.conf??

Yes, put it in the bitcoin.conf as:

Code:

addnode=188.68.53.44

or to avoid a restart, write the following in the dev console

Code:

addnode 188.68.53.44 add

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@shorena I set up 0.13.1 on an Ubuntu laptop three days ago on 24/7 with port 8333 forwarded. It is three days now and still downloading. I am using wifi rather than ethernet is that the problem? My internet is very fast so no problem there. I expected the blockchain to download much faster.

Hard to tell, my first guess would be WiFi as well.

[BitcoinNewsMagazine]

its very slowly on my side.. ok i will try.. what i have to do with this ip?  just put in bitcoin.conf??

Yes, put it in the bitcoin.conf as:

Code:

addnode=188.68.53.44

or to avoid a restart, write the following in the dev console

Code:

addnode 188.68.53.44 add

-snip-
@shorena I set up 0.13.1 on an Ubuntu laptop three days ago on 24/7 with port 8333 forwarded. It is three days now and still downloading. I am using wifi rather than ethernet is that the problem? My internet is very fast so no problem there. I expected the blockchain to download much faster.

Hard to tell, my first guess would be WiFi as well.

Thanks I will stop by Radio Shack and get a spare cable to see if there is a difference.

[calkob]

is it not a bit dodgy to be downloading the blockchain from anywhere other than another node who has it, surly that defeats the point?

[shorena]

is it not a bit dodgy to be downloading the blockchain from anywhere other than another node who has it, surly that defeats the point?

The data from the bootstrap.dat still gets verified same as you would every block that gets downloaded via the client. Thats also why it isnt faster anymore. The bottleneck is the verification for almost all systems and internet speeds, esp. for later blocks. A pre verified blockchain is also offered by some, but - as you suggest - this could potentially be dangerous.