Running on a port other than 8333

[Blockchain Mechanic]

It doesn't matter which post you select, because at some point in time (around adding the addr messages ad removing IRC) the algo in the bitcoin core for selecting peers to connect to has been fucked up. And ever since then the bitcoin core node intentionally discards peers that are listening at non-default port.

I raised this issue once, but the answer was that it wasn't a bug, but a security feature.
Great feature, BTW - it makes me feel so much more secured!

Anyway, if you setup you node to use a different port, you only get incoming connections from non bitcoin core nodes.
Because the bitcoin code node is fucked up and nobody gives a shit about it.

Can you link me to the section of code that discards the peers, i'd like to submit a patch toc change that aspect. Users should be allowed to use whatever port they desire.

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[piotr_n]

It doesn't matter which post you select, because at some point in time (around adding the addr messages ad removing IRC) the algo in the bitcoin core for selecting peers to connect to has been fucked up. And ever since then the bitcoin core node intentionally discards peers that are listening at non-default port.

I raised this issue once, but the answer was that it wasn't a bug, but a security feature.
Great feature, BTW - it makes me feel so much more secured!

Anyway, if you setup you node to use a different port, you only get incoming connections from non bitcoin core nodes.
Because the bitcoin code node is fucked up and nobody gives a shit about it.

Can you link me to the section of code that discards the peers, i'd like to submit a patch toc change that aspect. Users should be allowed to use whatever port they desire.

That was my thinking from the very beginning. Also because now it's very easy to block bitcoin just by blocking tcp connections on port 8333

Changing it is easy - you just need to remove a bit of code...
But I remember gmaxwell saying that they wouldn't change it, because it would allow for someone to use bitcoin nodes for conducting DDoS attacks on internet servers

Not sure where it is now - the code is changing all the time... give me a sec.

[piotr_n]

It's in net.cpp

Look for:

Code:

// do not allow non-default ports, unless after 50 invalid addresses selected already
if (addr.GetPort() != Params().GetDefaultPort() && nTries < 50)
    continue;

[Blockchain Mechanic]

Great, thanks!!

[earonesty]

yeah, it's more like... if it's a nonstandard port, mark it as such, and connect much less frequently....ie: only one nonstandard port connection per day... with a doubling backoffs on failure, and random time to attempt.   this would allow nonstandard ports to exist.   any web server can handle an extra 10k requests evenly spread out through the day, so no risk of ddos.   if this seems to work, and it's useful, and it doesn't turn into a mosh pit on testnet, the levels can be slowly raised to 10 nonstandard peers per day, or whatever.