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A packet is one unit of binary data capable of being routed through a computer network.

A packet is one unit of binary data capable of being routed through a computer network.

Each packet contains the address of its origin and destination, and information that connects it to the related packets being sent.

Packets from many different locations can be sent on the same lines and be sorted and directed to different routes by various computers along the way. This is termed "packet switching".

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Is there a flag or specific message in a bitcoin pcap to show us our bitcoin transaction is confirmed or not?

Assume that I send a specific value from a source wallet to a destination wallet and simultaneously capture the input and output traffic with Wireshark. I can extract output address and it's value from captured traffic, but how i can detect (from…
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How is bitcoind "shy" when exchanging `version` packets?

This is more of a technical/programming question. I am referring to this line of code: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/be992701b018f256db6d64786624be4cb60d8975/src/net_processing.cpp#L1699 I understand the logic behind not sending a version…
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addr_recv addr_from in version Message

I need some clarification about the meaning of the addr_from and addr_recv fields in the Version Message. addr_recv: The network address of the node receiving this message does this mean the public IP of the node I am sending to ? addr_from:The…
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Banning Bitcoin through packet filtering

There's been a lot of talk about governments banning Bitcoin. In theoretical terms, this is possible but, how could a government effectively ban bitcoin through technological means? Are there packet filtering techniques which a government could…
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Why tx informations of a specific transfer in BITCOIN protocol will send to many IP addresses?

Recently I send a specific value from a wallet to another wallet and Simultaneously I caputred the related traffics in source and destination. after that, I found that value and it's related address in different packets which their difference was…
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Does xmr-stak use Stratum?

Using Wireshark to analyze packets sent by xmr-stak, I found them to be inconsistent with those of Stratum (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Stratum_mining_protocol). From Wireshark: { "method": "login", "params": { "login":…
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