Re: How (and why) to use the Relay Network

[Matt Corallo]

Hey Matt, Aussie node is playing up.

Indeed, it appears the host decided to reboot the server without warning (WTF?) and it didnt come back up properly.

[kano]

Sigh,
seems like another relay ddos.
Lots of txns over a short period of time followed by
"Closing relay socket, got freely relayed transaction too large (0: )"

Happening repeatedly.

[PatMan]

Yup, EU relay has gone bonkers too - switching off for the time being 

[Matt Corallo]

Sigh,
seems like another relay ddos.
Lots of txns over a short period of time followed by
"Closing relay socket, got freely relayed transaction too large (0: )"

Happening repeatedly.

This is not a dos, this is a bug. Specifically, this one. (Fixed now).

[kano]

Sigh,
seems like another relay ddos.
Lots of txns over a short period of time followed by
"Closing relay socket, got freely relayed transaction too large (0: )"

Happening repeatedly.

This is not a dos, this is a bug. Specifically, this one. (Fixed now).

Oh nice
Bugs are better (IMO) than a ddos, coz there's a definite fix for it
Updated.
Thanks.

[norgan]

Sigh,
seems like another relay ddos.
Lots of txns over a short period of time followed by
"Closing relay socket, got freely relayed transaction too large (0: )"

Happening repeatedly.

This is not a dos, this is a bug. Specifically, this one. (Fixed now).

Oh nice
Bugs are better (IMO) than a ddos, coz there's a definite fix for it
Updated.
Thanks.

sweet, can we have a new exe compiled please?

[Matt Corallo]

sweet, can we have a new exe compiled please?

Dont need it, just a server-side bug.

[chinesebob]

How can I test whether running the relay client is actually benefiting me?  In 24 hours since starting it I have 4 shares in p2pool, 2 of which are orphaned, this is high compared to my previous 20 days.  I'm running bitcoind, p2pool, and relaynetworkclient all on the same system.

[norgan]

sweet, can we have a new exe compiled please?

Dont need it, just a server-side bug.

ah! cool, thanks mate.

[norgan]

How can I test whether running the relay client is actually benefiting me?  In 24 hours since starting it I have 4 shares in p2pool, 2 of which are orphaned, this is high compared to my previous 20 days.  I'm running bitcoind, p2pool, and relaynetworkclient all on the same system.

it's just a matter of testing over time. It can't make things worse

[kano]

How can I test whether running the relay client is actually benefiting me?  In 24 hours since starting it I have 4 shares in p2pool, 2 of which are orphaned, this is high compared to my previous 20 days.  I'm running bitcoind, p2pool, and relaynetworkclient all on the same system.

p2pool shares are unrelated to the relay client ...

[spin]

Still some issues?

Code:

./relaynetworkclient public.eu.relay.mattcorallo.com 127.0.0.1 8333
Connected to bitcoind with version 70002
Finished connect handshake with bitcoind
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (0: )
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 473 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 436 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)

[Matt Corallo]

Still some issues?

Code:

./relaynetworkclient public.eu.relay.mattcorallo.com 127.0.0.1 8333
Connected to bitcoind with version 70002
Finished connect handshake with bitcoind
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (0: )
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 473 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 436 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)

That looks like you have multiple connections from the same IP (note that it takes up to 10 seconds before you can connect again after a disconnect, though I think most clients are set to reconnect every second).

[spin]

Still some issues?

Code:

./relaynetworkclient public.eu.relay.mattcorallo.com 127.0.0.1 8333
Connected to bitcoind with version 70002
Finished connect handshake with bitcoind
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 223 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (0: )
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 473 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 436 to relay server
Sent transaction of size 226 to relay server
Closing relay socket, failed to read message header (104: Connection reset by peer)

That looks like you have multiple connections from the same IP (note that it takes up to 10 seconds before you can connect again after a disconnect, though I think most clients are set to reconnect every second).

It somehow ends up in that state from time to time.  I only run one client (the defualt).  I guess it loses connection at some point and when it rapidly reconnects it get's banned/blocked by the relay server?

Can I change the reconnect interval in the client?

[Matt Corallo]

It somehow ends up in that state from time to time.  I only run one client (the defualt).  I guess it loses connection at some point and when it rapidly reconnects it get's banned/blocked by the relay server?

Can I change the reconnect interval in the client?

Does it not get back in after ~10 seconds? Getting reset a few times while trying to reconnect shouldnt hurt anything.

[spin]

It somehow ends up in that state from time to time.  I only run one client (the defualt).  I guess it loses connection at some point and when it rapidly reconnects it get's banned/blocked by the relay server?

Can I change the reconnect interval in the client?

Does it not get back in after ~10 seconds? Getting reset a few times while trying to reconnect shouldnt hurt anything.

Not it doesn't.  It stays like that for as far back as my scroll back allows.  It doesn't receive txs during this time, but does try to send to the relay node.

[Matt Corallo]

Not it doesn't.  It stays like that for as far back as my scroll back allows.  It doesn't receive txs during this time, but does try to send to the relay node.

You should pm me your ip, I cant reproduce.

[jedimstr]

Looks like East Coast Relay is down again... had to connect to the West Coast one.

[OverHash]

The following pools (in alphabetical order) are known to use the C++ Relay Network Client (and, thus, will likely see slightly lower orphan rates):

• P2Pool: If you're running your own P2Pool node you can (and should) absolutely run the client locally connected directly to your bitcoind. Also, many publicly hosted P2Pool nodes run the client as well.
• Bitminter
• BTCGuild
• ckpool/hashmine.io
• Eligius

If you are a pool operator and are running the C++ (or Java) client on or near your bitcoinds, please find me on IRC or PM me to get added to this list.

Hi Matt Corallo,

If possible would you be able to add OverHash.com to the list of pools as we are running the C++ client for our pool.

[Matt Corallo]

Hi Matt Corallo,

If possible would you be able to add OverHash.com to the list of pools as we are running the C++ client for our pool.

As noted previously, I'm not gonna add pools to that list that dont have at least a few dozen TH on them.