From 0c8e4989e408974593eaacf6c86c634443c945fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dobromir Popov <dobromir.popov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 12:04:16 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] pool worker individual addresses

---
 MINE/rin/README.md                |  9 +++-
 MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh     |  8 ++++
 MINE/rin/test_pool_connections.sh | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 MINE/rin/test_pool_connections.sh

diff --git a/MINE/rin/README.md b/MINE/rin/README.md
index e95deb9..09aa17b 100644
--- a/MINE/rin/README.md
+++ b/MINE/rin/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@
 # Start mining pool
 ./MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh
 
-# Miners connect with:
+# Miners connect with their RinCoin addresses:
+# Option 1: Address as username
+./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q -p x
+
+# Option 2: Address.workername format
+./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q.worker1 -p x
+
+# Option 3: Traditional username (rewards to pool address)
 ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u username.workername -p x
 ```
 **Result**: Block rewards distributed among all miners based on shares
diff --git a/MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh b/MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh
index 466401b..a24f9ed 100644
--- a/MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh
+++ b/MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ echo "- Real-time statistics"
 echo ""
 
 echo "After it starts, miners can connect with:"
+echo ""
+echo "Option 1: Address as username"
+echo "./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q -p x"
+echo ""
+echo "Option 2: Address.workername format"
+echo "./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q.worker1 -p x"
+echo ""
+echo "Option 3: Traditional username (rewards to pool address)"
 echo "./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://YOUR_IP:3333 -u username.workername -p x"
 echo ""
 echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop the pool"
diff --git a/MINE/rin/test_pool_connections.sh b/MINE/rin/test_pool_connections.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d22208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MINE/rin/test_pool_connections.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Test different mining pool connection methods
+
+echo "=== Testing Mining Pool Connection Methods ==="
+echo ""
+
+# Kill any existing processes
+./MINE/rin/kill_stratum_proxy.sh
+
+echo "🚀 Starting mining pool..."
+./MINE/rin/start_mining_pool.sh &
+POOL_PID=$!
+
+echo ""
+echo "⏳ Waiting for pool to start..."
+sleep 5
+
+echo ""
+echo "🧪 Testing different connection methods:"
+echo ""
+
+echo "1️⃣ Test 1: Address as username"
+echo "Command: ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q -p x -t 2"
+echo "Expected: Pool should recognize this as a RinCoin address"
+echo ""
+
+echo "2️⃣ Test 2: Address.workername format"
+echo "Command: ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q.worker1 -p x -t 2"
+echo "Expected: Pool should recognize address and worker separately"
+echo ""
+
+echo "3️⃣ Test 3: Traditional username"
+echo "Command: ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u user.worker -p x -t 2"
+echo "Expected: Pool should use default pool address for rewards"
+echo ""
+
+echo "📊 Pool Status:"
+echo "Web Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+echo "Pool Address: rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Press Enter to run test 1..."
+read
+
+echo "Running Test 1..."
+timeout 10s ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q -p x -t 2
+
+echo ""
+echo "Press Enter to run test 2..."
+read
+
+echo "Running Test 2..."
+timeout 10s ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q.worker1 -p x -t 2
+
+echo ""
+echo "Press Enter to run test 3..."
+read
+
+echo "Running Test 3..."
+timeout 10s ./cpuminer -a rinhash -o stratum+tcp://127.0.0.1:3333 -u user.worker -p x -t 2
+
+echo ""
+echo "🧹 Cleaning up..."
+kill $POOL_PID 2>/dev/null
+./MINE/rin/kill_stratum_proxy.sh
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Test complete! Check the pool logs above to see how each connection was handled."