I recently set up a full bitcoind node in Ubuntu 14.04 x64. Here's the bitcoin.conf excluding rpc info:
server=1
gen=0
port=8334
daemon=1
debug=0
upnp=1
externalip=87.xxx.xxx.xxx
maxconnections=200
timeout=15000
The node is behind a NAT. External IP is written correctly in the config. I've had to change to port 8334, but it is forwarded fine and I'm getting more than 8 connections. The node is listed at
https://getaddr.bitnodes.io as well and should be reachable and should be functioning correctly.
However, I'm only hovering around 10-11 connections. The node is on a dedicated machine with a decent fibre connection and I want to allow 100+ connections and support the network.
I tried simply waiting, but after 24~ hours its still at 10 connections, sometimes 11.
I have a Windows machine behind the same NAT that has port 8333 forwarded and its connection count is currently at 59.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!