<p>I have supposedly successfully setup a node using the Bitcoin core, but when I go to bitnodes to remotely see if the node is communicating with the network, bitnodes says i am unreachable. Bitcoin core disagrees. How can I find my node's unique address? Using cmd to run a netstat query shows me an ipv4 address that is also unsearchable with a fluid port range (49800-49950).</p>

<p>Something tells me I know just barely enough about networking to be dangerous.</p>

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2015-06-17T19:53:23.373Z
Are you behind NAT or a firewall?
Nick ODell
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2015-06-18T18:50:12.197Z
using windows 8.1 pro and bitcoin core is listed as an exception
Micah Goldstein
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2015-06-18T18:51:22.177Z
Are you behind Nat?
Nick ODell
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2015-06-18T19:01:18.727Z
ah, perfect evidence of my lack of knowledge of networking. am i behind a NAT, yes because my computer is connecting to the internet through a router that identifies my computer with a 10.x.x.x IPv4 address?
Micah Goldstein
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2015-06-18T19:25:07.250Z
Yes that's a private address range. Try setting up port forwarding on your router.
Nick ODell
<nodes><bitnodes>
How do I identify my IP address on bitnodes?
Micah Goldstein
# How do I identify my IP address on bitnodes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-17)

I have supposedly successfully setup a node using the Bitcoin core, but when I go to bitnodes to remotely see if the node is communicating with the network, bitnodes says i am unreachable. Bitcoin core disagrees. How can I find my node's unique address? Using cmd to run a netstat query shows me an ipv4 address that is also unsearchable with a fluid port range (49800-49950).

Something tells me I know just barely enough about networking to be dangerous.

**Tags:** nodes, bitnodes

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you behind NAT or a firewall?  
> **username_0**: using windows 8.1 pro and bitcoin core is listed as an exception  
> **username_1**: Are you behind Nat?  
> **username_0**: ah, perfect evidence of my lack of knowledge of networking. am i behind a NAT, yes because my computer is connecting to the internet through a router that identifies my computer with a 10.x.x.x IPv4 address?  
> **username_1**: Yes that's a private address range. Try setting up port forwarding on your router.  

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