add connectivity configuration to the steps for joining testnet

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@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ To send FIL to another wallet from your default account, use this command:
lotus send <target> <amount>
```
## Configure your node's connectivity
To effectively accept incoming storage & retrieval deals, your Lotus node needs to be accessible to other nodes on the network. To improve your connectivity, be sure to:
- [Set the multiaddresses for you miner to listen on](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#setting-multiaddresses)
- [Maintain a healthy peer count](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#checking-peer-count)
- [Enable port forwarding](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#port-forwarding)
- [Configure your public IP address and port](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#setting-a-public-ip-address)
## Monitor the dashboard
To see the latest network activity, including **chain block height**, **block height**, **blocktime**, **total network power**, largest **block producer miner**, check out the [monitoring dashboard](https://stats.testnet.filecoin.io).