From 3ef5e7bb5ac3672bd5e70071bc0966419ac70619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thephez Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:53:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] content - Update DNS seed description - Closes #20 --- _includes/devdoc/guide_p2p_network.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_includes/devdoc/guide_p2p_network.md b/_includes/devdoc/guide_p2p_network.md index 67db64f3..7ef46a5d 100644 --- a/_includes/devdoc/guide_p2p_network.md +++ b/_includes/devdoc/guide_p2p_network.md @@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ and a function to use them, but I don't see that function being used in any of the examples/wallet templates (but I'm not Java fluent, so maybe PEBKAC). -@harding --> -Dash Core also include a hardcoded list of IP -addresses and port numbers to several dozen nodes which were active -around the time that particular version of the software was first -released. Dash Core will start attempting to connect to these nodes -if none of the DNS seed servers have responded to a query within 60 +Dash Core also includes a hardcoded list of IP addresses and port numbers to +several dozen nodes which were active around the time that particular +version of the software was first released. Starting with Dash Core 0.12.3, +masternodes are used for the seed list since they must remain online to receive +their portion of the block reward (good availability) and must be compliant with +consensus rules (reliable). Dash Core will start attempting to connect to these +nodes if none of the DNS seed servers have responded to a query within 60 seconds, providing an automatic fallback option. As a manual fallback option, Dash Core also provides several