user3145: I am running bitcoind on the latest Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzel on amazon's EC2 network.
The security group I have attached to the box only allows port 22 so I can login via ssh.
How is bitcoind able to operate, then?
I started up bitcoind and it says it has 8 connections and is actively downloading blocks... but how? When port 22 is the only opened port on my box?
-confused

user153: Your firewall allows outgoing connections.  
Bitcoind creates 8 outgoing connections (by default), over port 8333.

3145: <p>I am running bitcoind on the latest Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzel on amazon's EC2 network.</p>

<p>The security group I have attached to the box only allows port 22 so I can login via ssh.</p>

<p>How is bitcoind able to operate, then?</p>

<p>I started up bitcoind and it says it has 8 connections and is actively downloading blocks... but how? When port 22 is the only opened port on my box?
-confused</p>
 153: <p>Your firewall allows outgoing connections.  </p>

<p>Bitcoind creates 8 outgoing connections (by default), over port 8333.</p>
