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@@ -90,15 +90,17 @@ here. Specifying the `--testnet` flag however will reconfigure your Geth instance a bit: * Instead of using the default data directory (`~/.ethereum` on Linux for example), Geth will nest - itself one level deeper into a `testnet` subfolder (`~/.ethereum/testnet` on Linux). + itself one level deeper into a `testnet` subfolder (`~/.ethereum/testnet` on Linux). Note, on OSX + and Linux this also means that attaching to a running testnet node requires the use of a custom + endpoint since `geth attach` will try to attach to a production node endpoint by default. E.g. + `geth attach <datadir>/testnet/geth.ipc`. Windows users are not affected by this. * Instead of connecting the main Ethereum network, the client will connect to the test network, which uses different P2P bootnodes, different network IDs and genesis states. - + *Note: Although there are some internal protective measures to prevent transactions from crossing -over between the main network and test network (different starting nonces), you should make sure to -always use separate accounts for play-money and real-money. Unless you manually move accounts, Geth -will by default correctly separate the two networks and will not make any accounts available between -them.* +over between the main network and test network, you should make sure to always use separate accounts +for play-money and real-money. Unless you manually move accounts, Geth will by default correctly +separate the two networks and will not make any accounts available between them.* #### Docker quick start |