<p>Yes there is a way, you need a way to connect to someone running BitcoinQT and who has made their node public. BitcoinQT runs as a node, but to make it discoverable to any but other BitcoinQT wallet users you have to go a step further. </p>

<p>So you need a list of such BitcoinQT "servers", and I found one earlier and in searching for that list of open Bitcoin-QT "servers" someone had published I found this. </p>

<p>If I manage to find it again, I am trying to solve my problem with sending from mSIGNA, I will post a link and more complete answer here.</p>

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2015-06-19T02:45:05.967Z
A list of nodes can be found here: https://blockchain.info/connected-nodes
Jasty
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2017-09-20T15:35:09.797Z
If the list at this link is empty... what does that mean? No bitcoins anymore... ;-)
virtualnobi
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Jasty
<p>mSIGNA can connect to any bitcoin node that is publicly available online.  There is a list of nodes that can currently be reached online from <a href="https://bitnodes.21.co/" rel="nofollow">Bitnodes</a>.  The IP address of any public node can be specified by following the instruction from the <a href="https://ciphrex.com/docs/mSIGNA-Getting_Started.pdf" rel="nofollow">mSIGNA Getting Started Guide</a> is excerpted below:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If you  would   prefer  to  connect to  a   remote  bitcoin node,   you can change<br>
  the IP  address and port    under   Network->Settings…(File->Preferences<br>
  …   on  Mac).</p>
  
  <p>NOTE:  mSIGNA™ only    connects    via the peer-to-peer    protocol    and does not    require any special RPC access  to  other   nodes.</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-01-15T04:17:20.167Z
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Mark S.
<p>I think there's no way to connect without Bitcoin-Qt as Getting Started Tutorial states:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>By    default,    mSIGNA™ will    attempt to  connect to  a   bitcoin node
  running   on  localhost   (i.e.   a   local   running instance    of  Bitcoin-Qt).    If you
  have  Bitcoin-Qt  running on  your    computer,   leave   this    setting alone.  If
  you   would   prefer  to  connect to  a   remote  bitcoin node,   you can change
  the   IP  address and port    under   Network->Settings… (File->Preferences
  … on  Mac).</p>
</blockquote>

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Sebastian Xawery Wiśniowiecki
<p>Which IP do I have to fill in in mSIGNA to connect to the Bitcoin Network without using the BitcoinQt/bitcoind application?</p>

<p>Is it possible to use mSIGNA and BitcoinQt even if the syncing process is not finished yet?</p>

<bitcoin-core><network><msigna>
How do I use mSIGNA without the standard Bitcoin client?
hGen
# How do I use mSIGNA without the standard Bitcoin client?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-04)

Which IP do I have to fill in in mSIGNA to connect to the Bitcoin Network without using the BitcoinQt/bitcoind application?

Is it possible to use mSIGNA and BitcoinQt even if the syncing process is not finished yet?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, network, msigna


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-19. Score: 1

Yes there is a way, you need a way to connect to someone running BitcoinQT and who has made their node public. BitcoinQT runs as a node, but to make it discoverable to any but other BitcoinQT wallet users you have to go a step further.

So you need a list of such BitcoinQT "servers", and I found one earlier and in searching for that list of open Bitcoin-QT "servers" someone had published I found this.

If I manage to find it again, I am trying to solve my problem with sending from mSIGNA, I will post a link and more complete answer here.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A list of nodes can be found here: https://blockchain.info/connected-nodes  
> **username_2**: If the list at this link is empty... what does that mean? No bitcoins anymore... ;-)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-01-15. Score: 1

mSIGNA can connect to any bitcoin node that is publicly available online. There is a list of nodes that can currently be reached online from [Bitnodes](https://bitnodes.21.co/). The IP address of any public node can be specified by following the instruction from the [mSIGNA Getting Started Guide](https://ciphrex.com/docs/mSIGNA-Getting_Started.pdf) is excerpted below:

> If you would prefer to connect to a remote bitcoin node, you can change  
> the IP address and port under Network->Settings…(File->Preferences  
> … on Mac).
>
> NOTE: mSIGNA™ only connects via the peer-to-peer protocol and does not require any special RPC access to other nodes.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-04. Score: 0

I think there's no way to connect without Bitcoin-Qt as Getting Started Tutorial states:

> By default, mSIGNA™ will attempt to connect to a bitcoin node
> running on localhost (i.e. a local running instance of Bitcoin-Qt). If you
> have Bitcoin-Qt running on your computer, leave this setting alone. If
> you would prefer to connect to a remote bitcoin node, you can change
> the IP address and port under Network->Settings… (File->Preferences
> … on Mac).


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