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25 questions linked to/from Ropsten testnet is under kind of attack? What can we do?
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Geth or Mist do not sync any more [duplicate]
I am new to ethereum but managed to successfully start Geth on 2 of my machines , and could also install MIST.
Now, since several days, one of my machines does not sync with the testnet anymore.
I ...
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Cannot use Mist for the testnet [duplicate]
Please help me and it is quite urgent.
Started from last week, I could not use the Mist and Ethereum wallet on a window environment. I always uses the test-net, however, it just stop sync again. I ...
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Sending custom token on testnet doesn't appear on etherScan or recipient wallet [duplicate]
The transaction is shown in my wallet with a blockcode. But when I clicked to go to etherscan.io, it said the transaction cannot be located. I searched with my address for all transactions, the custom ...
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Etherscan Unable to locate Transaction entry [duplicate]
I'm using the Ropsten network with Parity and when I send a transaction from an account to another account I get the good transaction hash. When I'm trying to call getTransaction(transaction_hash) I ...
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Parity account balance not updated [duplicate]
I'm using parity in ropsten testnet.
My account address is 0x00562e88274Ac44752913955EEEd4CAa939C6abB. On etherscan it says that account balance is 4 ether but on parity it says that "There are no ...
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Is Ropsten testnet dead? [duplicate]
I am using the Ropsten testnet but it is stuck syncing only one block at a time around block 589000. How should i approach this? Just let it keep syncing? delete the whole blockchain and redownload it?...
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Sync very slow on testnet after block around 589000 [duplicate]
For the past few days testnet is not working properly. As of now sync is very slow and all the testnet ether is lost. I came to know all this is because of some spamming attack. Did the steps ...
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Node running on testnet doesn't match etherscan explorer [duplicate]
Two of my nodes running geth version 1.5.3 have been working great on testnet since 24th November 2016 by using this command:
geth --rpc --datadir /mydatadir/.ethereum/testnet --networkid 3
but ...
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Geth syncing very slowly in testnet [duplicate]
Geth is syncing very slowly in testnet after block 588000. I read that it might be because the testnet is under attack? To fix the problem do I have to delete the current blockchain and download it ...
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Peer is constantly lying ( or just confused about the current head) [duplicate]
I think every one should have the right to disagree about the chain head - but he should not tell me all the time:
GoLog: I0305 11:44:49.604203 eth/downloader/downloader.go:640] Peer f61925002670fd0a ...
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geth testnet struck at block number 638910 [duplicate]
I am using geth, initially blocks I am having are continuously behind what I can see at https://testnet.etherscan.io/. I am using ubuntu, and I start ethereum by giving the command :geth --testnet ...
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Comparison of the different TestNets
The Metamask client allows access to four test networks:
Ropsten
Kovan
Rinkeby
Goerli
I'm curious:
What are the similarities / differences between them?
Which use cases are best for each network
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What is Olympic, Frontier, Morden, Homestead and Ropsten Ethereum blockchain?
I am studying Ethereum and have not been able to figure out the difference between Homestead and Morden. In some docs, it is written that Homestead uses a new algorithm which takes less time. I don't ...
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What public test-networks and faucets exist?
What public test-networks exist and what are their conditions?
What are the connection data?
How often (if so) are they reset?
Does a public faucet exist for this test network?
Does a block explorer ...
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Why are there so many testing environments around Ethereum?
A newbie here, just trying to connect the dots.
Why are there so many test environments in the ethereum ecosystem -- rinkebys, testrpc, ropsten and what else? Why not have just one testing ...