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This image is wrong, but illustrates a backward compatible issue x-posting this from chat https://mozilla.modular.im/_matrix/media/r0/download/mozilla.org/c9a10488b29bdb6666ab76774cd7f2a90455425e this is a possible explanation for why we have so many "addr" wire messages only containing IP of self. ...

golang dnsseeder is running at seed.namecoin.libreisp.se and at this moment there is 117 reachable nodes of 419 total found.

I have a seed running and reachable at seed.namecoin.libreisp.se and this moment there is 133 reachable nodes

x-posting this from chat https://mozilla.modular.im/_matrix/media/r0/download/mozilla.org/c9a10488b29bdb6666ab76774cd7f2a90455425e this is a possible explanation for why we have so many "addr" wire messages only containing IP of self. It would not be logical if bitcoind/namecoind reported back nodes...

Next up is explaining NS records and how to check if anything already listens on port 53 on your server. On debian you can use this command: sudo lsof -i That will output a list of processes listening and will get you a clue what ports are already taken. Read more about it at https://packages.debian...

The quest continues to find the real bottleneck. One strange thing is that using an initial node that is a legacy node with protocol version 38000 ( https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin-legacy/blob/nc0.3.80/src/serialize.h#L38 ) gets me quickly to about 15 nodes found. I use Wireshark to listen to t...

We need Go to build dnsseeder from source. Its pretty straight forward. Download from golang.org and check the hash with something like "shasum -a 256". Follow the short instruction for your OS and maybe export GOPATH to a path of your liking. We will "go get" from the repo at https://github.com/gom...

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This thread is mostly to document the steps needed to run "dnsseeder" for Mainnet and Testnet. I will try to write about: Building with Golang Running dnsseeder with verbose flags Testing with "dig" or "drill" Monitor with "links" Explain a little about DNS How to create a systemd service file Follo...

The "offline faucet" is still working!

Tried it to import one of the addresses. The link has moved sligtly https://iancoleman.io/bip39/

Namecoin and Bitcoin Testnet is the same.. There is no "Namecoin Testnet" to select on that page. I guess a PR would be possible, to make it easier for beginners.