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When I connect to geth with

geth console

it automatically connects to Main Network. I would like to connect TEST-NET. How I could connect to TEST-NET with geth?

thanks.

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You need to launch geth console by giving "testnet" or "rinkeby" as an argument -

--testnet    Ropsten network: pre-configured proof-of-work test network
--rinkeby    Rinkeby network: pre-configured proof-of-authority test network

There are other parameters/arguments available as well, which you may find worth taking a look at, please check this link for more details.

Also see here for the differences between the various test nets.

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    thanks, It worked. For interactive mode I used "geth --testnet console"
    – karfkars
    Jul 16, 2017 at 10:24
  • Which network is this on etherscan? Nov 12, 2017 at 4:49
  • @JustinThomas Ropsten, Rinkeby and Mainnet have their own etherscan
    – Ender
    Dec 10, 2019 at 5:37

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