ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread

[Biodom]

6. Change protocol from "Static Address" to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname (such as antMiner) then click Save and Apply.

What would be the advantage of DHCP vs static? With DHCP you will need to check it (IP) every time you want to login or ssh.
Not a big deal, of course, but why bother?

ive always done DHCP and my IP addys have never changed, even after reboots and shut down's to move hardware around the garage

Interesting, because my family iphones, ipads and laptops IPs are always rotating when on DHCP; same with PC that went for repair of the power source.
Once it came back-different IP, even completely out of previous range. Maybe it is different for miners.

Report on performance: after 14 hr one S3 shows 440.8Gh and another 439.3GH average at default settings.

[Red_Wolf_2]

6. Change protocol from "Static Address" to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname (such as antMiner) then click Save and Apply.

What would be the advantage of DHCP vs static? With DHCP you will need to check it (IP) every time you want to login or ssh.
Not a big deal, of course, but why bother?

ive always done DHCP and my IP addys have never changed, even after reboots and shut down's to move hardware around the garage

Interesting, because my family iphones, ipads and laptops IPs are always rotating when on DHCP; same with PC that went for repair of the power source.
Once it came back-different IP, even completely out of previous range. Maybe it is different for miners.

Depends on lease length and how long the devices are away from the network. If the lease expires before the device reassociates and another device associates in the meantime, it will end up taking the IP and they will rotate. If however the devices aren't moving around much, they will just keep renewing their leases and keeping the same IPs.

[windpath]

I've got my 2 S3's!

Can I run 2 of them off of one Seasonic 860 Plat?

Also, I guess I only need to plug in 2 PCI-E on each side?

I've got mine currently pointed at coincadence with all my little r-boxes.  p2pool!

[IM]https://i.imgur.com/eqhWoD2.jpg[/img]

sure, its good too with seasonic 860w
and, u need to plug 1 on each side... no need to plug all 4 slot of PCI-E on S3
so 2 pcie for 1 S3

s3 already compatible with p2pool???

I went ahead and moved both miners to one Seasonic 860Watt Plat PSU and just plugged in 2 PCI-E's like you said






yea, I have mine pointed at a p2pool (coincadence) and it looks like it's working.  I just turned the miner back on after switching out the PSU's in this shot.

Reports for S3s on p2pool are so far very encouraging, expected hash rate being met and very low HW errors, nice work Bitmain!

Glad to have you on my node, If you have any problems or questions don't hesitate to ask

It's hard to see in your pic, but I think you have what you want. You want a dedicated PCIe cable to each blade (2 blades per miner), so for 2 miners, that's 4 PCIe cables, should not be a problem to run both off the 860Watt PSU.

[edonkey]

6. Change protocol from "Static Address" to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname (such as antMiner) then click Save and Apply.

What would be the advantage of DHCP vs static? With DHCP you will need to check it (IP) every time you want to login or ssh.
Not a big deal, of course, but why bother?

In my case, I have IPs all handled from a central DHCP server. Prevents weird conflicts occurring and I can assign a static lease from the server to ensure a device always has the same IP if it really bothers me. Just a matter of personal choice, I find it a lot easier to administer given I have dozens of various devices running across a whole bunch of different private subnets...

+1

I've done the same for years, both at home and at work.

[philipma1957]

I am in batch 1 and none of mine have been shipped yet.

2014-06-30 19:37:09

Same here...day 1 purchase,  no shipment yet.

when did the payment clear?

[RecentGraduate]

Two B1 orders for a total of 14 S3's and still no shipment info.  WTF?

[kp5995]

Bitmain:

C'MON MAN!!!!


Let us know what's going on

[stevenb1989]

well UK customs done me over, held up on to be released by the clearing agency.
was due to be today and is now Monday (UPS), its not even that, that really gets me its the fact i live 15 minutes away from the dept!

[HerbPean]

Two B1 orders for a total of 14 S3's and still no shipment info.  WTF?

Go to UPS.com, use Track by Reference and use your order number as reference.

Bitmaintech website is like updated 24 hours later (or more).

[not.you]

Two B1 orders for a total of 14 S3's and still no shipment info.  WTF?

Go to UPS.com, use Track by Reference and use your order number as reference.

Bitmaintech website is like updated 24 hours later (or more).

Looks like I saw at least 2 people say they saw evidence that their B1 orders went out today.  Can everyone who has a B1 order that is apparently unshipped check on UPS and see if their order is out?  I am curious if they got all the rest of B1 out the door or not.

[RecentGraduate]

I've been doing that for the last several days.  Still nothing.  This just flat-out sucks.

[illyack]

I am in batch 1 and none of mine have been shipped yet.

2014-06-30 19:37:09

Same here...day 1 purchase,  no shipment yet.

when did the payment clear?

That is when the payment cleared.

[BennyTheBall]

Two B1 orders for a total of 14 S3's and still no shipment info.  WTF?

Go to UPS.com, use Track by Reference and use your order number as reference.

Bitmaintech website is like updated 24 hours later (or more).

Tried this, but UPS Reference numbers must be 30 characters of less in length, Bitmain order number is 32 characters.

Batch 1
Ordered:  2014-06-30 18:52:10
Paid:       2014-06-30 19:39:46

4 units - Still not shipped     

[illyack]

I am sure bitmain will do good by all of us. They are a good company.

I patiently wait.

[vulgartrendkill]

Now I can no longer connect to my units!!!!

[-droid-]

those of us with late batch 1 unshipped units are getting screwed

[Xian01]

Now I can no longer connect to my units!!!!

DHCP or static IP configuration ?

[R4v37]

I am sure bitmain will do good by all of us. They are a good company.

I patiently wait.

those of us with late batch 1 unshipped units are getting screwed

Yep. Only 1/5 of my batch 1 orders have shipping info. 

lets pray...
hope my shipment will be delivered before 25th (its holiday in my country, post office will be closed for sure)

Now I can no longer connect to my units!!!!

try to hard reset ur miner, and follow this guide
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg7911513#msg7911513

[Moria843]

Enabling Wireless - This will require some hardware modification and will probably void warranty, do so at your own risk!
The following is more technical than the previous instructions. It assumes you know how to connect devices to your wireless network, configure them, and how to safely drill holes in metal. If you have any doubts on how to do this, STOP NOW and ask someone who does know what they are doing.

Open the case of your AntMiner S3. Identify the controller board, mounted on the top of the inside of the unit (where the network port is). On this board is mounted a smaller board containing an AR9331 system on chip. Near the bottom left corner of this board (Labelled ThinkPHY 2) is a U.FL antenna connector. You will need a suitable pigtail and antenna (both can be sourced from ebay for about $1.50 each, some of the most common are the U.FL to RP-SMA ones, and antennas are easy to find).
Carefully drill a hole the correct width for the pigtail to be mounted (do this without the board in the way, and ensure no metal filings end up in bad places), mount the antenna end of the pigtail in the case, then carefully and gently fit the U.FL connector to the antenna connector on the board.
Reassemble the unit, then attach the antenna to the pigtail's now protruding wireless antenna socket.

1. Power up the unit (connected by wire to your LAN) and confirm everything is functioning normally through the web interface.
2. Go to the Network tab, then select the Wifi subtab.
3. Next to Generic MAC80211 802.11bgn (radio0), click the Add button.
4. On the new page displayed, set the ESSID to your wireless network name, the mode to client, and set the appropriate security settings under the Wireless Security subtab (about half way down the page, near where you set the ESSID). Set the network to "Create" and call it wifi.
5. Click Save and Apply. (And wait a while for everything to apply)
6. Select the Interfaces subtab, there should now be a third network option called WIFI (along with the two original ones, LAN and WAN). Click the edit button for WIFI.
7. Change the protocol from Unmanaged to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname, then click Save and Apply again.
8. Confirm the AntMiner S3 has successfully associated to the wireless network and acquired an IP. If it has not, confirm your security settings are correct and check the device Kernel Logs from the Status page.
9. Once correctly associated, you should now be able to access the miner through its wireless network IP. If this is possible, disconnect the wired network connection and confirm the unit keeps mining.

Thanks for the wireless info. All of my S1s use wireless com. I was considering just using my S1 controller board or setting up a separate access point near the S3s. Would like to hear from someone who has actually set up their S3 for wireless.

[oskuro]

hope they deliver batch 2 units tomorrow