rich1.0npub1l3sj8amnurgf3cu3p2hhcaham90khafc4vgsmymqdnn0k3kanulsghwq5phttps://nostr.ae/npub1l3sj8amnurgf3cu3p2hhcaham90khafc4vgsmymqdnn0k3kanulsghwq5pnjumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2015-05-26 📝 Original message:This is something you actually don't want. In order to make it as difficult as possible for an attacker to perform a sybil attack, you want to choose a set of peers that is as diverse, and unpredictable as possible. On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Matt Whitlock <bip at mattwhitlock.name> wrote: > This is very simple to do. Just ping the "all nodes" address (ff02::1) and > try connecting to TCP port 8333 of each node that responds. Shouldn't take > but more than a few milliseconds on any but the most densely populated LANs. > > > On Monday, 25 May 2015, at 11:06 pm, Jim Phillips wrote: > > Is there any work being done on using some kind of zero-conf service > > discovery protocol so that lightweight clients can find a full node on > the > > same LAN to peer with rather than having to tie up WAN bandwidth? > > > > I envision a future where lightweight devices within a home use SPV over > > WiFi to connect with a home server which in turn relays the transactions > > they create out to the larger and faster relays on the Internet. > > > > In a situation where there are hundreds or thousands of small SPV devices > > in a single home (if 21, Inc. is successful) monitoring the blockchain, > > this could result in lower traffic across the slow WAN connection. And > > yes, I realize it could potentially take a LOT of these devices before > the > > total bandwidth is greater than downloading a full copy of the > blockchain, > > but there's other reasons to host your own full node -- trust being one. > > > > -- > > *James G. Phillips IV* > > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/113107039501292625391/posts> > > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ergophobe> > > > > *"Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of > immortals." > > -- David Ogilvy* > > > > *This message was created with 100% recycled electrons. Please think > twice > > before printing.* > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud > Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications > Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights > Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/attachments/20150525/1324d033/attachment.html>