# Bitcoin Core Synch constantly timing out - Ping test 0ms, 0% packet loss - Wired LAN - No firewall

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**Category:** StartOS Support\
**Created:** [June 2, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/bitcoin-core-synch-constantly-timing-out-ping-test-0ms-0-packet-loss-wired-lan-no-firewall/391 "2023-06-02T12:01:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![start9dave](https://community.start9.com/user_avatar/community.start9.com/start9dave/32/6_2.png) [@start9dave](https://community.start9.com/u/start9dave)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/bitcoin-core-synch-constantly-timing-out-ping-test-0ms-0-packet-loss-wired-lan-no-firewall/391/23 "2023-11-02T18:42:50Z")

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These would be much more powerful. In general, we like the Mini PC and Thin Client options, namely for the form factor, but a desktop tower will work just as well. You can check out [this thread](https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66) to see what others are using.

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