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Vollstrecker: Removed Version Tag

2008-06-29T08:49:02Z

Removed Version Tag

Vollstrecker: Adjusted Links, Added Version-Tag

2008-01-23T13:50:45Z

Adjusted Links, Added Version-Tag

87.74.73.116: Removed link for nodes.dat download - http://nodes.soultcer.net/ doesn't exist anymore. Hope that's ok. Cheers, David

2008-01-01T20:46:11Z

Removed link for nodes.dat download - http://nodes.soultcer.net/ doesn't exist anymore. Hope that's ok. Cheers, David

UloI2p at 08:18, 18 April 2007

2007-04-18T08:18:31Z

Ihmselbst: updated link to nodes.dat

2006-09-22T06:58:44Z

updated link to nodes.dat

Ihmselbst at 09:51, 5 March 2006

2006-03-05T09:51:32Z

New page

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'''English''' | [[Bootstrap-de|Deutsch]]
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Brief explanation about the origin of the term itself:<br>
The expression refers to the tales of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_Hieronymus_Freiherr_von_M%C3%BCnchhausen Baron Munchhausen], who pulled himself out of a swamp by his own tuft in the german version of one of this tall tales. In some later english versions, he used his own bootstraps instead of his hair to pull himself out of the swamp. (Perhaps the term otherwise was called "tufting" or "hairing" instead of "bootstrapping", who knows...).<br>
In technical use, the term approximately means, that a complicated system is activated by a simple one, until this one supports itself.

Relating to our mule, it means, for being able to connect to the [[Kademlia]] [[network]], one already has to be a part of the [[Kademlia]] [[network]] before. Since this seems quite impossible to realize at first view, the method to connect anyway, is called "bootstrapping". This means, that one connects from only one known Kademlia compatiple client and its contacts to the entire Kademlia network. (Comparable with connecting to a server, whereby one gets access to the ED2K network.)

Usually, the automatic bootstrapping works quite well, using the data stored in the [[Nodes.dat_file|nodes.dat file]]. If this fails for some reason (outdated or no usable entries in the [[nodes.dat file]], or even no [[nodes.dat file]] or [[node]]s at all), you can manually bootstrap as well from any known [[Kademlia]] compatible [[client]]. The corresponding menu item is located in the menu "network" from the toolbar under the tab ''Kad'' --> ''Bootstrap from known clients''

If this also fails "somehow" for lack of [[kademlia]] compatible clients, here some possibilities to connect the kademlia network:
*One can download a [[Nodes.dat_file]], for example [http://download.overnet2000.de/nodes.dat this one].<br>
*Another way is, to connect to a server, and start a (pro forma) download, so that after short time several kademlia compatible clients should appear, which can be used to connect the [[kademlia]] network. After successful being connected to the kademlia network, the "pro forma download" can be cancelled (also the connection to the ED2k network, if not desired).<br>
*Or you get a valid [[IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.

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	*Another way is, to connect to a server, and start a (pro forma) download, so that after short time several kademlia compatible clients should appear, which can be used to connect the [[kademlia]] network. After successful being connected to the kademlia network, the "pro forma download" can be cancelled (also the connection to the ED2k network, if not desired).<br>		*Another way is, to connect to a server, and start a (pro forma) download, so that after short time several kademlia compatible clients should appear, which can be used to connect the [[kademlia]] network. After successful being connected to the kademlia network, the "pro forma download" can be cancelled (also the connection to the ED2k network, if not desired).<br>
	*Or you get a valid [[IP address\|IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.		*Or you get a valid [[IP address\|IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.
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 *One can download a [[Nodes.dat_file]].<br>
 *Another way is, to connect to a server, and start a (pro forma) download, so that after short time several kademlia compatible clients should appear, which can be used to connect the [[kademlia]] network. After successful being connected to the kademlia network, the "pro forma download" can be cancelled (also the connection to the ED2k network, if not desired).<br>
-*Or you get a valid [[IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.
+*Or you get a valid [[IP address|IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.

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 Brief explanation about the origin of the term itself:<br>
-The expression refers to the tales of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_Hieronymus_Freiherr_von_M%C3%BCnchhausen Baron Munchhausen], who pulled himself out of a swamp by his own tuft in the german version of one of this tall tales. In some later english versions, he used his own bootstraps instead of his hair to pull himself out of the swamp. (Perhaps the term otherwise was called "tufting" or "hairing" instead of "bootstrapping", who knows...).<br>
+The expression refers to the tales of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_Hieronymus_Freiherr_von_Münchhausen Baron Munchhausen], who pulled himself out of a swamp by his own tuft in the german version of one of this tall tales. In some later english versions, he used his own bootstraps instead of his hair to pull himself out of the swamp. (Perhaps the term otherwise was called "tufting" or "hairing" instead of "bootstrapping", who knows...).<br>
 In technical use, the term approximately means, that a complicated system is activated by a simple one, until this one supports itself.

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 If this also fails "somehow" for lack of [[kademlia]] compatible clients, here some possibilities to connect the kademlia network:
-*One can download a [[Nodes.dat_file]], for example [http://download.overnet2000.de/nodes.dat this one].<br>
+*One can download a [[Nodes.dat_file]], for example from [http://nodes.soultcer.net/ here].<br>
 *Another way is, to connect to a server, and start a (pro forma) download, so that after short time several kademlia compatible clients should appear, which can be used to connect the [[kademlia]] network. After successful being connected to the kademlia network, the "pro forma download" can be cancelled (also the connection to the ED2k network, if not desired).<br>
 *Or you get a valid [[IP]] and [[port]] of any [[kademlia]] compatible client and enter its data into the input boxes in the upper right corner of the tab.