user2732: I'm trying poolmining ob btc-guild with the cgminer and try to calculate by testing if it is worth it or not.
One thing I wondered is: Why should I want to set a high difficult / not the lowest one, when mining?
If I am paid for the last N shared within a shift, I would want to contribute as many shares as possible. The lower the difficulty is the higher is the amount of shares, isn't it?
With about 170MH/s I have about 90 shares per hour.

user2306: The server will reject all shares that are below the difficulty it specified in your getwork request.
Reasons for the server to lower the difficulty of accepted shares:

Less variance for users

Reasons for the server to raise the difficulty of accepted shares:

Lowers bandwidth usage

Something from 4 to 10000 is about right.

2732: <p>I'm trying poolmining ob btc-guild with the cgminer and try to calculate by testing if it is worth it or not.</p>

<p>One thing I wondered is: Why should I want to set a high difficult / not the lowest one, when mining?</p>

<p>If I am paid for the last N shared within a shift, I would want to contribute as many shares as possible. The lower the difficulty is the higher is the amount of shares, isn't it?</p>

<p>With about 170MH/s I have about 90 shares per hour.</p>
 2306: <p>The server will reject all shares that are below the difficulty it specified in your <code>getwork</code> request.</p>

<p>Reasons for the server to lower the difficulty of accepted shares:</p>

<ul>
<li>Less variance for users</li>
</ul>

<p>Reasons for the server to raise the difficulty of accepted shares:</p>

<ul>
<li>Lowers bandwidth usage</li>
</ul>

<p>Something from 4 to 10000 is about right.</p>
