Is there any specific software/hardware requirement for being a:
1- Miner
2- Node
on a public network or any system configuration will work? Are there any recommendations? What specification most miners use ?
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1See http://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/2719/whats-the-best-hardware-for-mining-ether – BokkyPooBah Aug 08 '16 at 06:54
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To summarize the answer in the linked question you need a GPU with at least 2 GB of memory to store the DAG. CPU mining is also possible but obviously not worthwhile. – Sebi Aug 08 '16 at 08:32
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1See also http://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/3138/how-fast-should-be-an-internet-connection-to-mine-eth as you will need a fast enough Internet connection, with enough data transfer allowance. I would go for GPU with MORE than 2 GB of memory as some people have experienced some problems with 2 GB, requiring some additional configuration (see https://forum.ethereum.org/discussion/5426/a-bunch-of-2gb-cards-stopped-working-tonight-because-of-dag-file-size), and the DAG file size only grows larger. – BokkyPooBah Aug 08 '16 at 08:51