Testnet: can't find peers, cant find blocks

[pinheadmz]

UPDATE: I have destroyed my testnet node due to lack of interest. Community members who want to build a testnet should comment on this issue, or open a PR replacing the hsd testnet seed nodes, which are also inactive:

hsd/lib/protocol/networks.js

Lines 585 to 587 in fb6ce9f

	testnet.seeds = [
	'hs-testnet.bcoin.ninja' // Christopher Jeffrey
	];

hsd/lib/net/seeds/testnet.js

Lines 3 to 8 in fb6ce9f

	module.exports = [
	'aoihqqagbhzz6wxg43itefqvmgda4uwtky362p22kbimcyg5fdp54@172.104.214.189',
	'ajdzrpoxsusaw4ixq4ttibxxsuh5fkkduc5qszyboidif2z25i362@173.255.209.126',
	'ajk57wutnhfdzvqwqrgab3wwh4wxoqgnkz4avbln54pgj5jwefcts@172.104.177.177',
	'am2lsmbzzxncaptqjo22jay3mztfwl33bxhkp7icfx7kmi5rvjaic@139.162.183.168'
	];

I have a testnet node up at:

ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocbeb4wg@142.93.64.216

You can connect like this:

$ hsd --network=testnet \
--only=ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocbeb4wg@142.93.64.216 

I have only here to avoid bothering with the hard-coded testnet seeds which seem to be down. If you want to run a testnet node, add your IP in this discussion.

[wi-ski]

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[protovist]

[debug] (net) Connecting to ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocbeb4w
[email protected]:45806.
[info] (net) Adding loader peer (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75oc
[email protected]:45806).
[spam] (net) Refilling peers (1/1).
[info] (net) Connected to ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocbeb4wg@
142.93.64.216:45806.
[debug] (peer) Received verack (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocb
[email protected]:45806).
[info] (net) Received version (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocb$
[email protected]:45806): version=1 height=0 services=11 agent=/hsd:2.0.1/
[debug] (node) Added time data: samples=1, offset=-1 (0 minutes).
[debug] (peer) Version handshake complete (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43m$
[email protected]:45806).
[info] (peer) Initializing normal compact blocks (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsg$
[email protected]:45806).
[debug] (peer) Requesting inv packet from peer with getblocks (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv$
[email protected]:45806).
[debug] (peer) Sending getblocks (hash=b1520dd24372f82ec94ebf8cf9d9b037d419c4aa$
575d05dec70aedd1b427901, stop=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000$
00000000000000).
[info] (net) Received 1 addrs (hosts=5, peers=1) (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsg$
[email protected]:45806).
[info] (peer) Peer initialized compact blocks (mode=0, version=1) (ai3shxm76z2f$
[email protected]:45806).
[debug] (net) Error: Peer is stalling (inv). (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v$
[email protected]:45806)
[info] (net) Removed loader peer (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75$
[email protected]:45806).
[debug] (net) Connecting to ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75ocbeb4$
[email protected]:45806.
[info] (net) Adding loader peer (ai3shxm76z2fvdhv5rvbriloabhsghr6v43mi3zmtlq75o$
[email protected]:45806).

[pinheadmz]

@protovist no one is mining on testnet and the lack of blocks is causing network errors.

[pinheadmz]

Good news! There is now at least one block on testnet.

[pinheadmz]

I updated the top post - my testnet node is no longer active