AETHER SEDC v1.0.2 - Decentralized Peer Discovery
New Features:
- Decentralized Peer Discovery - DNS seeds and Peer Exchange (PEX) like Bitcoin
- Works behind NAT/CGN - No port forwarding needed (SFR Caraibes compatible)
- Solo Mode - Functions independently if no peers available
- No bootnode required - No central server needed
How it works:
- Node tries to resolve DNS seeds (seed.aether.io, seed2.aether.io)
- If DNS fails, uses fallback peers or runs in solo mode
- Periodic peer discovery via heartbeat
- Peer Exchange (PEX) for sharing peer addresses
Usage:
# Start node
.\aether.exe --p2p-port 25565
# GUI wallet
.\aether-gui.exe