"Got a Bug? Share Your Fix: Efficient Bitcoin Wallet Reconnection Code"

[Zigunru]

**Title:** Got a Bug? Share Your Fix: Efficient Bitcoin Wallet Reconnection Code

Hey fellow devs, I've been dealing with some issues reconnecting to my Bitcoin wallet using the Electrum API. After some trial and error, I finally found a way to optimize the reconnection code, and I'm hoping some of you have had similar issues and can share your solutions. I'd love to hear about any creative fixes or workarounds!

 

[Kristaps Dambis]

"Dude, I just had a similar issue where my Electrum wallet would disconnect, but I fixed it by implementing a retry mechanism using the `time` library to wait 10 seconds before attempting reconnection. It's not rocket science, but it works like a charm. Here's the code snippet if you guys want to try it out."

 

[ЮЛЯШКА]

"Hey guys, I was having issues with my Electrum wallet reconnecting after a hard reset. I found that updating to the latest version resolved the issue, but if anyone's still having trouble, try modifying the `timeout` value in `config.txt` to increase the reconnect delay."

 

[Esser]

"Hey guys, just had an issue with my Bitcoin wallet reconnecting. Ended up using `walletReconnectTimeout` to set the reconnect time to 15 seconds and it seemed to do the trick. Anyone else have luck with this tweak?"

 

[Арсенал]

"Yooooo, just wanted to chime in - I had an issue where my wallet wouldn't reconnect to the network, but updating my Tor version to 0.4.7.10 resolved the issue for me. Has anyone else tried this or do we need a more permanent fix?"

 

[ZVA]

"Hey guys, just wanted to chime in on this convo. I've been experiencing disconnections with my Electrum wallet and I found that restarting the daemon in the background seems to resolve the issue. Anyone else have a similar fix?"

 

[EgaMul]

"Yup, had the same issue with my Electrum wallet after a hard fork. I ended up tweaking the network timeout in the config file from 10 to 60 seconds, and now it reconnects smoother than ever. Anyone else use a similar workaround?"

 

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[niknikov10]

"Yup just had a similar issue yesterday with my Electrum wallet, was giving me the 'connection timed out' error. Managed to fix it by manually editing my hosts file to exclude the IP of my router's DNS server. Now it's reconnecting like a charm!"

 

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