[...] >> That means that in one minute, I sent out 578015 "real" data bytes and >> 649802 total? If so, my node is doing very well sending data, despite >> the large number of QR:s! >> >> -Martin > > >And if I'm right about the above, shouldn't we change the unnecessarily >scary messages on "General Information", like: > > > It's normal for the node to sometimes reject connections or requests > > for a limited period. If you're seeing rejections continuously the > > node is overloaded or something is wrong (i.e. a bug). > >and (in red): > > > [QueryRejecting all incoming requests!] > >Most users interpret these to mean there really is something wrong with >their node. > >Instead, let's show: > >* total output bytes/sec (regardless of whether limit is in place) >* percent of limit (if limit exists) >* "raw meat" (i.e. trailers) output bytes/sec >* percent of that to total output bytes OR (better) > percent of that to the limit > >Show this last one as a smoothed running average (over maybe 15 >minutes?) and warn the user if it drops below some certain % (say, >67%?). Message might read (in red): > >"It's normal for a new node to not contribute much to the network. If >your node has been running for more than 24 hours, then something may be >configured wrongly." > >(SIDE NOTE: AFAIK, a common reason for this is due to using Q instead of >Y threads and having maximumThreads set too low (which is default). We >should therefore change the default.) > > >If the node is transient, then say (in red): > >"Your node is "transient", which means that it may be more difficult for >you to retrieve data from the network. To make your node permanent, see >[insert link to FAQ or section README file here]." > >Also, for non-transient nodes which have no inbound connections >(probably due to a firewall problem), we should add this message to the >general information page (in red): > >"Your node has no incoming connections, which may indicate your Firewall >or NAT is not setup properly. For a new node, this is to be expected. >If your node has been running for more than 24 hours, then see [insert >link to FAQ or section README file here] to correct this problem." > >Probably also we'd need another message if the user is getting no >connections at all, but that doesn't happen very often. > >I think all the above would address the most common problems I hear >about from new users.
nice ideas.. so how about a "Self Diagnostics" servlet page, which will provide user-interesting information, might check for some sympthoms of common mis-configurations and will guide the user how to contribute more to the network? _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl
