# Pastebin s5jUB5Ac
ok i'm gonna try to answer the question. in the test framework we have a few different options:
-connect two TestNodes (bitcoind nodes) via connect_nodes (which calls the addnode RPC). one is a manual and one is an inbound connection.
-connect a TestNode to a P2PConn using add_p2p_connection (this is a manual connection from the pov of the node)
-connect a TestNode to a P2PConn using add_outbound_p2p_connection (this is an outbound connection from the pov of the node)