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2013-01-18T05:03:16Z

Inbound Accepting and Disconnecting

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	Sockets are disconnected if the current inbound data exceeds a buffer limit.		Sockets are disconnected if the current inbound data exceeds a buffer limit.
	(Search for: if (nPos > ReceiveBufferSize()) in net.cpp)		(Search for: if (nPos > ReceiveBufferSize()) in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp net.cpp])

	Sockets are disconnected if the current outbound data exceeds a buffer limit.		Sockets are disconnected if the current outbound data exceeds a buffer limit.
	(Search for: if (vSend.size() > SendBufferSize()) in net.cpp)		(Search for: if (vSend.size() > SendBufferSize()) in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp net.cpp])


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2013-01-18T05:02:02Z

Inbound Accepting and Disconnecting

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	The client handles accepting new inbound connections and disconnecting		The client handles accepting new inbound connections and disconnecting
	nodes when appropriate in a a thread called ThreadSocketHandler2,		nodes when appropriate in a a thread called ThreadSocketHandler2,
	which is in net.cpp.		which is in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp net.cpp].

	The socket thread is simply a loop which disconnects sockets that		The socket thread is simply a loop which disconnects sockets that

2013-01-18T04:50:17Z

Overview

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	The Satoshi bitcoin client creates a thread to manage making		The Satoshi bitcoin client creates a thread to manage making
	connections to other nodes. The code for that thread is in a		connections to other nodes. The code for that thread is in a
	function called ThreadOpenConnections2 in net.cpp.		function called ThreadOpenConnections2 in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp net.cpp].

	The client also handles accepting new inbound connections and		The client also handles accepting new inbound connections and
	disconnecting nodes when appropriate in a a thread called		disconnecting nodes when appropriate in a a thread called
	ThreadSocketHandler2, which is also in net.cpp.		ThreadSocketHandler2, which is also in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp net.cpp].

	The thread making connections does not discover the addresses of other		The thread making connections does not discover the addresses of other
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	Node addresses are chosen based on the following set of rules.		Node addresses are chosen based on the following set of rules.



	==Connection Rules==		==Connection Rules==

2011-09-17T22:42:40Z

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	==Overview==		==<br/>Overview==

	The Satoshi bitcoin client creates a thread to manage making		The Satoshi bitcoin client creates a thread to manage making
	connections to other nodes. The code for that thread is in a		connections to other nodes. The code for that thread is in a
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	Node addresses are chosen based on the following set of rules.		Node addresses are chosen based on the following set of rules.



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	reached (8 or -maxconnections), then it goes into a 2 second delay		reached (8 or -maxconnections), then it goes into a 2 second delay
	loop until the count is below the max.		loop until the count is below the max.


	Assuming the number of connections is below the limit, the node attempts		Assuming the number of connections is below the limit, the node attempts

2011-09-17T22:34:18Z

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	===Outbound Limiting===		===Outbound Limiting===

	The connection handling code is one loop that performs various		The connection handling code is one loop that performs various functions until shutdown. The first thing the loop does is count

	functions until shutdown. The first thing the loop does is count
	the number of outbound connections, and if the maximum has been		the number of outbound connections, and if the maximum has been
	reached (8 or -maxconnections), then it goes into a 2 second delay		reached (8 or -maxconnections), then it goes into a 2 second delay
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	The main retry interval is basically the square root of the last time seen		The main retry interval is basically the square root of the last time seen

	plus the "random" adjustment from the previous paragraph. If the node		plus the "random" adjustment from the previous paragraph. If the node
	has been seen in the last hour, however, the retry interval is set to		has been seen in the last hour, however, the retry interval is set to
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	The client handles accepting new inbound connections and disconnecting		The client handles accepting new inbound connections and disconnecting

	nodes when appropriate in a a thread called ThreadSocketHandler2,		nodes when appropriate in a a thread called ThreadSocketHandler2,
	which is in net.cpp.		which is in net.cpp.

2011-09-17T22:29:20Z

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2011-09-17T21:38:07Z

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