Hello All,
The content of my post has been touched on in this sub-forum, but my take is a little different, so please bear with me!
I am running a BTC Full Node, 24/7, on Windows 11, in a developing country, the Dominican Republic. I have two linked issues, so I am posting them simultaneously.
My concern is that I’m running less than a Full Node because my node is not optimized. When I go to the Network section of the Bitcoin Core Node window Information tab, I see 10 connections, (In: 0 / Out: 10). Zero in must indicate that although my node is functioning it is not optimized.
Question 1: Exactly what does zero in mean? What data is missing? (In the Peers tab I see 10 User Agents and I can watch data received in real time, so data is coming in. Data in but zero connections sounds contradictory.
Now the linked problem. I’m showing In = 0 is because Port triggering (forwarding) settings in my router/modem via Port 8333 or a range between 1024 and 65535 do not exist, so I cannot make the changes I need. (I have enabled Port 8333 in the LAN Wi-Fi of Windows 11 and the Firewall as well, so Windows is ready to receive via 8333.) The port I need is closed at a higher ISP level. If this is true, and I should confirm it, a router with the settings I need will not work.
This closed port issue is confirmed when I go to bitnodes.io and enter my IP address with 8333. I get a “red bar, system unreachable", which means that my client is not accepting connections from other nodes.
In a country where FB jokes are more important than blockchains, I’m not sanguine about getting a sympathetic ear when I go to tech support and see if they can accommodate me. But I will try.
Question 2: Any work-around to bypass my ISP's restriction?
[FYI, I have read
https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node It’s pretty general for new people. I have also searched my router for UpnP. No setting.
Looked at “telnet to port 8333 . . . Couldn’t find a clearly stated solution.]
Again, any work-around to bypass my ISP? I am determined to run a bona fide Full Node!! Thank you!