Good to hear you like the pool

The pool hashrate shouldn't affect yours. And the server being further away should just increase your stale rate a tiny bit.

Are you getting messages about running out of work and devices idling? Perhaps network error messages?

Webpage has been offline for a while, mining is working normally.

No output log that reveals too much network issues. Devices seem to idle little, at least 2 from 4 units but no log output. I guess that's BFL hardware based scaling down because of HW error count. I must install network monitoring tool like prtg, changing to picuntu linux anyway but seems more this is a perhaps BFL D-grade chips caused fluctuation by temperature perhaps. 3G connection ping & up bandwidth is not too great or stable, that can perhaps affect too. Also don't know should I use higher difficulty setting like -d16. I noticed that bitminter does that dynamically so I didn't use any forced option. Been GPU mining so these ASICS & stratum protocols new to me.

The problem is actually driving me insane.  I have 5 10 port hubs so 50 asicminers in total I can't startup the computer with them turned on as it won't load windows (just gets to black screen and stays there.)  Once the computer is started I have tried turning them all on at once, one at a time with a minute in between so all devices are recognised.  I've even tried in bitminter turning them on with auto scan for new devices.  When I turn them on with bitminter active, it will normally go to 30 devices then I turn on a 4th or sometimes 5th hub and all asicminer green lights come on and nothing happens.  Sometimes if I restart bitminter enough times they'll all work but it's getting a bit ridiculous.  I came home to all green lights tonight and so far been trying everything for 3 hours and still not mining.  Can you help. it seems others on here are having the same problem.  Could it be something to do with the com port drivers?

I've read of similar problems being down to bad and/or underpowered USB hubs. Some hubs with 7 slots will only operate correctly with 5 ASIC devices. See here for a list - https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/253749.0

Try using just one USB ASIC per hub and work upwards.

I'm using what Amazon lists as TechNet® USB 3.0 although the box calls them Orico USB 3.0. I've got 9 USB ASICs and a fan in some, 9 USB ASICs and a daisy-chained hub on others and hashing with BitMinter no problem.

well 129 sticks are a p.i.t.a.     but I like the 43gh hash.  

 It is all about usb hubs you need good ones.
second trick is the power bricks can be garbage on some hubs.

 here is a sleeper usb hub that has a bad brick but add a good brick and it runs 10 sticks

http://www.cooldrives.com/index.php/10-port-usb-3-0-aluminum-desktop-hub-with-led-activity.html

the brick below works on a lot of hubs

http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-AD-LCD12-Monitors-Adapter-Supply/dp/B000VE7GQQ/ref=pd_cp_pc_1


here are some good hubs


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORICO-Luxury-10-Ports-Aluminium-USB3-0-Super-Speed-HUB-with-Power-Supply-Silver-/151063825722?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item232c1b0d3a  

the brick will burn in a few weeks but the hub is good with the replacement brick



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aitech-USB-3-0-10-Port-Hub-with-12V-4A-Power-Adapter-VIA-VL812-Chipset-/281150535287?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item4175e0b677 


 same here the brick died  but it works great with a replacement linked above.

the one below is a 7 the hub and the brick are good

http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-Professional-Premium-Quality-Chipset/dp/B00B59BFVI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377349692&sr=8-1&keywords=viewhd+usb


Back to doing 129 sticks I have 5 usb fans to cool them I run them in my garage. 2 pcs are needed.  I can get up to 85 sticks on either pc so I can expand a bit.

 Resets suck but a slow reset works just about every time.

I turn bitminter off.
 I power the hubs down.
 I power the pc off.

 I wait 10 minutes.
I boot.
I power the hubs.
I go to bitminter.
I wait 5 minutes.
I run the client.
I wait for all sticks to show.
I click 3 at a time.  Do not rush

The 10 minute wait is just 10 minutes of mining time wasted.  The 5 minute wait is another 5 minute wasted.

Why don't you just run something like bfgminer that can pick all the sticks up without all that messing about?  Install the VCP USB drivers, plug in each stick and wait a second for it to be given a COM port - this is only required the first time.  Then run bfgminer with the -S erupter:all parameter.  Save you 15+ minutes of farting about.

I'm running a lowly 11 Erupters, and I've had them running on BitMiner for ages using bfgminer, no issues at all.  10 off a cheap hub, #11 on the USB hub on the back of my monitor.

 yeah 11 sticks were easy for me to run,
 129 not so easy. 

I wait to allow the hubs to cool.

even with the fans I have a bit of a heat issue.  But this is a piece of cake compared to 11 pcs and 23 gpus 3700 watts to run 11gh of hash.  vs 450 watts to run 43gh of hash.

thanks for letting us know it is back

Be gone bad block !