need some help w/ diablominer

[kdvicious]

hi all,

brand new to bitcoin and mining, i tried to setup diablominer on a macbook pro (from what i understand, not the best performer)
anyway, i keep getting this error:
[9/16/11 4:11:39 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:45 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:49 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:49 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:55 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:59 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:11:59 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
2956/3123 khash/sec

any thoughts? thanks in advance.

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[kjj]

Are you connecting to a pool, or to a local bitcoind?  If a pool, double check the host, port, username and password you are using.  If local, make sure it is set to accept RPC connections and double check that the bitcoind RPC username and password match the username and password of your miner.

[kdvicious]

i think it's a pool...

mining.bitcoin.cz

i initially tried that as the host, now i am trying api.bitcoin.cz which is also listed on that site. here's what's happening:

Starting DiabloMiner (GPU)...
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[9/16/11 4:21:17 PM] Started
[9/16/11 4:21:17 PM] Connecting to: http://api.bitcoin.cz:8332/
[9/16/11 4:21:19 PM] Added GeForce 8600M GT (#1) (4 CU, local work size of 256)
[9/16/11 4:21:25 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:30 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:35 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:35 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:40 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:45 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:45 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
[9/16/11 4:21:52 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out
2767/3276 khash/sec

[kjj]

Go back to mining.bitcoin.cz, keep the port at 8332.  I just switched one of my miners over to it for testing, and it worked fine.

Make sure that you have a worker registered on the site, and that you are putting the right username and password for the worker into your mining client.  If you aren't absolutely sure you have it right, copy and paste them right out of the Workers section of your profile on the website.

[kdvicious]

did exactly what you said, even tried it with a new worker. same error message:

[9/16/11 4:52:06 PM] ERROR: Can't connect to Bitcoin: connect timed out

any idea why this may be happening? here's where i start

DiabloMiner set up wizard
GPU based Bitcoin miner.
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Server host name or IP address [mining.bitcoin.cz]: mining.bitcoin.cz
Server port number [8332]: 8332
Miner username [xxxxx.xxxxxx]: xxxxx.xxxxxx
Miner password: xxxxx

Start mining automatically on log-in? [yes/NO]: n

did i do something wrong up there?

here are my system specs:
  Model Name:   MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:   MacBookPro3,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:   2.2 GHz
  Number Of Processors:   1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache:   4 MB
  Memory:   2 GB
  Bus Speed:   800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:   MBP31.0070.B07
  SMC Version (system):   1.16f11
  System Version:   Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D575)

[kjj]

Go to http://mining.bitcoin.cz:8332 using a browser on same the machine that you are trying to run Diablo on.  It should ask for your username and password.  Put in the username and password for your worker.  You should get back some JSON data.

If your browser can't connect at all, you have a connection problem to solve.
If it rejects your username and password, you aren't using the right ones.
If it all works, you have a firewall that is blocking the diablo application from connecting out.

[kdvicious]

Ok, just want to make sure I got this right. It's been running for 5 minutes, no errors like last time and it says:

Starting DiabloMiner (GPU)...
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[9/16/11 10:27:07 PM] Started
[9/16/11 10:27:07 PM] Connecting to: http://mining.bitcoin.cz:8332/
[9/16/11 10:27:09 PM] Added GeForce 8600M GT (#1) (4 CU, local work size of 256)
3267/3309 khash/sec

Is this how it's suppose to look?

[BadBear]

Yeah looks good.