/// <summary>
/// Connect to the given IP address using the port specified as part of the network parameters. Once construction
/// is complete a functioning network channel is set up and running.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peerAddress">IP address to connect to. IPv6 is not currently supported by BitCoin. If port is not positive the default port from params is used.</param>
/// <param name="networkParams">Defines which network to connect to and details of the protocol.</param>
/// <param name="bestHeight">How many blocks are in our best chain</param>
/// <param name="connectTimeout">Timeout in milliseconds when initially connecting to peer</param>
/// <exception cref="IOException">If there is a network related failure.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ProtocolException">If the version negotiation failed.</exception>
public NetworkConnection(PeerAddress peerAddress, NetworkParameters networkParams, uint bestHeight, int connectTimeout)
{
_params = networkParams;
remoteIp = peerAddress.Addr;
var port = (peerAddress.Port > 0) ? peerAddress.Port : networkParams.Port;
var address = new IPEndPoint(remoteIp, port);
_socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
_socket.Connect(address);
_socket.SendTimeout = _socket.ReceiveTimeout = connectTimeout;
_out = new NetworkStream(_socket, FileAccess.Write);
_in = new NetworkStream(_socket, FileAccess.Read);
// the version message never uses check-summing. Update check-summing property after version is read.
serializer = new BitcoinSerializer(networkParams, true); // SDL: Checksuming now ALWAYS necessary
versionMessage = Handshake(networkParams, bestHeight);
// newer clients use check-summing
serializer.UseChecksumming(versionMessage.ClientVersion >= 209);
// Handshake is done!
}
/// <summary>
/// Connect to the given IP address using the port specified as part of the network parameters. Once construction
/// is complete a functioning network channel is set up and running.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peerAddress">IP address to connect to. IPv6 is not currently supported by BitCoin. If port is not positive the default port from params is used.</param>
/// <param name="networkParams">Defines which network to connect to and details of the protocol.</param>
/// <param name="bestHeight">How many blocks are in our best chain</param>
/// <param name="connectTimeout">Timeout in milliseconds when initially connecting to peer</param>
/// <exception cref="IOException">If there is a network related failure.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ProtocolException">If the version negotiation failed.</exception>
public NetworkConnection(PeerAddress peerAddress, NetworkParameters networkParams, uint bestHeight, int connectTimeout)
{
_params = networkParams;
remoteIp = peerAddress.Addr;
var port = (peerAddress.Port > 0) ? peerAddress.Port : networkParams.Port;
var address = new IPEndPoint(remoteIp, port);
_socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
_socket.Connect(address);
_socket.SendTimeout = _socket.ReceiveTimeout = connectTimeout;
_out = new NetworkStream(_socket, FileAccess.Write);
_in = new NetworkStream(_socket, FileAccess.Read);
// the version message never uses check-summing. Update check-summing property after version is read.
serializer = new BitcoinSerializer(networkParams, true); // SDL: Checksuming now ALWAYS necessary
versionMessage = Handshake(networkParams, bestHeight);
// newer clients use check-summing
serializer.UseChecksumming(versionMessage.ClientVersion >= 209);
// Handshake is done!
}