| | 152 | * An I2P router only needs to reseed once, to join the network for the first time. Reseeding is nothing more than sending plain HTTP GET requests to fetch a directory listing and download multiple "routerInfo" files from a predefined reseed URL. |
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| | 154 | A typical symptom of a failed reseed is the "Known" indicator (on the left sidebar of the router console) displaying a very small value (often less than 5) which does not increase. This can occur, among other things, if your firewall limits outbound traffic, and blocked the reseed request. |
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| | 156 | To reseed an I2P router manually, do the following: |
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| | 158 | * Stop your I2P router |
| | 159 | * Open http://i2pdb.tin0.de/netDb/ or http://netdb.i2p2.de/ using a web browser |
| | 160 | * Save a dozen "routerInfo" files to your I2P "netDb" directory (ignore the "leaseSet" files) |
| | 161 | * Alternate method (easier): Download http://i2pdb.tin0.de/latest.zip and unzip it into your I2P "netDb" directory. |
| | 162 | * Start your I2P router |
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