I copied all of .zcash/testnet3 from another computer that was connecting, and now it is connecting. Yea. Will I be able to do that on the real thing without messing something up?
I did an install and during the first time I tried to mine it started, but also then on my command line (not under it) it gave an error code “cannot obtain a lock” on testnet3, “bitcoin core is probably already running”. It only happened on the first run. I had seen it before and wonder if that’s where the lack of getting a connection begins.
What makes alphatestnet.z.cash able to provide a connection to other computers participating on the testnet? Can anyone else offer their computer as a publicly available node for this purpose?