Not able to run a testnet validator node (peers not connecting)

[gautamjha2002]

Hi I am trying to run a coredao testnet validator node but it is not able to connect with peers.

Steps I did :-

1. Download testnet.zp file from https://github.com/coredao-org/core-chain/releases from version 1.0.6
2. unzip it and initilized genesis using geth --datadir <my-data-dir> init genesis.json
3. Created my vaildator consensus keys using geth account new --datadir <my-data-dir>
4. Saved password in a file using echo <password used while creating keys> > password.txt
5. Then started a validator using geth --config ./config.toml --datadir <my-data-dir> -unlock <my-account key created in step 3> --password password.txt --mine --allow-insecure-unlock --cache 8000

Please help me how can i fix this issue ??

Below I have pasted the logs screeenshot also

[charles2023wood]

Make sure the IP & port is public, the default port for testnet is 35012.