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June 29, 2011, 10:47:16 AM
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My client is, for the past few weeks, taking a really long time to get connected to the network. Is there any way I can fix this?
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June 29, 2011, 10:52:57 AM
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Add some fallback nodes.
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June 29, 2011, 11:17:50 AM
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Quote from: Vitalik Buterin on June 29, 2011, 10:47:16 AM
My client is, for the past few weeks, taking a really long time to get connected to the network. Is there any way I can fix this?
Try using google DNS (8.8.8.Cool or http://www.opendns.com/. This already worked for other people.
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June 29, 2011, 11:33:35 AM
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Quote from: SomeoneWeird on June 29, 2011, 10:52:57 AM
Add some fallback nodes.

Thank you, everything works now!
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June 29, 2011, 11:41:19 AM
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Quote from: SomeoneWeird on June 29, 2011, 10:52:57 AM
Add some fallback nodes.

Thank you, everything works now!

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June 29, 2011, 01:41:59 PM
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Already did: http://blockexplorer.com/tx/fc5e57be78ea26a519805d6699cf6eb58499cb62470ca33685134365f64c00c2#o1 Smiley
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June 29, 2011, 01:46:07 PM
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Quote from: SomeoneWeird on June 29, 2011, 11:41:19 AM
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Already did: http://blockexplorer.com/tx/fc5e57be78ea26a519805d6699cf6eb58499cb62470ca33685134365f64c00c2#o1 Smiley

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