How much internet traffic does a 3.5GH/sec pooled miner use?

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The question is clear I think. I used 3.5GH/s because that's what the upcoming ButterflyLabs Jalapeno will run. Assume it's mining for an average mining pool with 3.5GH/s (only bitcoins).

I'm interested in maintaining one on a spot where I can get electricity for free, but I have limited internet access.

Steven Roose

Posted 2012-08-13T18:48:13.513

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Related: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/360/516

Highly Irregular 2012-08-17T02:04:53.040

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The internet traffic for any miner is generally minimal and in most cases the miner speed is irrelevant. The Getwork protocol would at most make a small request every second, but with extensions such as rollntime, one can make the request less frequently. You can roughly see how much data is being sent from the examples provided here. Generally, you shouldn't worry about the internet speed or bandwidth.

ThePiachu

Posted 2012-08-13T18:48:13.513

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Isn't there any estimate per 24h available or so?Steven Roose 2012-08-13T20:54:17.457

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Well under 100MB per day. http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=82865.msg913908#msg913908

Stephen Gornick 2012-08-14T00:26:55.720