#asknostr
If my BTC miner’s internet connection goes out, does the miner stop ‘mining’ (using so much power), even when still on? I would think so because it no longer has data to calculate?
Discussion
This has happened with my miners. The fans kept running, but power consumption dropped. So in line with your thinking, yes.
You are correct, if it lost connection it is no longer connected to the pool, therefore it’s not receiving or sending information anymore.
Same thing if you are streaming a movie from your computer. If internet connection is out, your computer is still working but your movie is out.
Hope this helps
Perfect thanks. In theory it should just reconnect once the network is back up, right?
It could in theory, I’ve never had a BTC miner personally but back in the day when I had GPU rigs they would reconnect on their own if it was for a short period of time. If it is for a long period, it sometimes needs a reboot because it falls in time out error.
Hm well TIL…
#thanksnostr 🫡
Internet back up, miner back up.. All good 🤙