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Any known issues running CarrIOTA Field and CarrIOTA Nelson on the same server?

I have a full node and will probably attempt to install both CarrIOTA Field and CarrIOTA Nelson on it. Being that Nelson manages connections to neighbors and Field manages work from other Field nodes, a concern that I had is whether they might "step…
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Is IOTA a mesh network or more like a conventional star/tree network?

In a true mesh network, devices connect directly, dynamically and non-hierarchically. Each node allows for every node to participate and self-configure. However, the IOTA network consists of nodes that are both open and closed to peering and also…
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What is the significance of being connected by an unknown neighbor?

In the IRI log output, there is the occasional message: ***** NETWORK ALERT ***** Got connected from unknown neighbor tcp://(SOME IP:PORT) - closing connection Why is this notable? Exactly what is the nature of requests that generate that warning?
user1543
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invalid consistency problem

I am in the same pickle as in this post below: What does "invalid consistency" mean? Is there any chance that I could have it fixed please?…
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Is a permanode required for performing a snapshot?

Trying to get a better picture of the role of permanodes. Are they required for snapshots? Conceptually, would it be possible to discard all data (history) before a snapshot? Would the Tangle still be functioning properly with regard to confirming…
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How can IOTA detect local tangle corruption?

When our local tangle changes, how can IOTA detect that? I researched online but can't found a clear answer. Can anyone explain the detailed mechanism for local data corruption detection and recovery? Or provide some materials related. Thanks!!
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what could be the best practices to allow user signup and login for a application using IOTA as a base?

Method for signup and login should not be cumbersome; ie: simple as normal methods of username/password or facebook and google oauth. Should not be cumbersome to request user to input seed to login :P user 1 (credentials)-> seed unique (ABS9...)…
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Checking current balance via older address

I need to check if the balance on my wallet is still there without log in to it. Can I check an used address on which I deposited earlyer via explorer? Or is it possible that this address shows balance even when somebody send all IOTA via an later…
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Can a smart contract make calls (e.g. web service calls) to outside of the network?

Will IOTA smart contracts be able to make calls to external web services or other APIs, or is it too early to tell?
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GPU Proof-of-work

Is Iota proof of work being done only on CPUs right now, or also GPUs? I see people mentioning their GPU when posting about how long it takes their full node to do PoW, but I thought that required CUDA programming (for Nvidia) or OpenCL? (for AMD).…
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Cli-Wallet is not running. How to fix it?

After perfoming: user@Device:~$ iota-cli I get following Error: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/iota-cli-app/lib/config.js:83 get, ^ SyntaxError: Unexpected token , at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16) at Module._compile…
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How do you find addresses with balance with the seed?

I'm trying to build a small C# client and use the C#-Api on Github. My problem is: With one seed I can generate millions of adresses. How do I find all addresses with balance when I type in my seed? It seems to be like this: type in…
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Specifics of the Kerl Hash Function

How does the hashing function Kerl work, i.e. how exactly is an input hashed into the standard 81-tryte-long output? I know that under the hood it uses Keccak (this is not what I am interested in). What I am specifically wondering about is the flow…
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How does IOTA solved the FLP impossibility?

FLP impossibility states that: No deterministic consensus protocol can guarantee safety, liveness and fault tolerance in an asynchronous system. What is the problem of this statement, and how does IOTA prevented this problem using its consensus…
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Resource meterial for development purpose

I had asked this on reddit as well. 1) https://learn.iota.org 2) https://kb.helloiota.com/ 3) http://www.tangleblog.com/what-is-iota-what-is-the-tangle/ I will appreciate if anyone could add links to where I can get some sample codes/tutorials that…
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