eth getBalance always returns 0 in testnet

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I am developing an ethereum wallet api. I want to get the balance for specific address by using eth.getBalace() on running the following testnet:

alias geth = 'geth --ipcpath /home/tom/.ethereum/testnet/geth.ipc'
geth console

At this time, I can see the eth.syncing is true. And I sent 3 ether in http://faucet.ropsten.be:3001/. But I can get balace by using eth.getBalance() method.

How can I get balance in my local?

Jul 24, 2018 in Blockchain by sabby
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You are not connecting to the right network when starting geth, hence the 0 balance. The --ipcpath just tells geth where to store the IPC file when other local processes want to connect to your node. You need to specify the --testnet option to connect to Ropsten. It looks like you want to use the coinbase account for checking your balance, so you should also pass in your address with the --etherbase option.

alias geth = 'geth --ipcpath /home/tom/.ethereum/testnet/geth.ipc --testnet --etherbase \'YOUR_ADDRESS_HERE\''

You can get the full list of geth commands here.

Once geth starts, you'll also have to wait for your node to sync in order to get your balance.

answered Jul 24, 2018 by Christine
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