Re: vps
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 04:16:38 +0800 DC top-posted: >it's up and running now. i followed this >https://www.torproject.org/docs/rpms.html.en >but my problem is it never got the "EXIT" status. >what could be the problem? i used the same torrc config at home and my >home node read as both VALID and EXIT >i also noticed in the logs this DNS hijacking warning. If tor finds that your provider is hijacking name server queries, then it is likely to refuse to operate as an exit and will publish discriptors containing a rejection of all ports as an exit policy. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * ** * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * *-- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * ** *** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talkin the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
Re: vps
it's up and running now. i followed this https://www.torproject.org/docs/rpms.html.en but my problem is it never got the "EXIT" status. what could be the problem? i used the same torrc config at home and my home node read as both VALID and EXIT i also noticed in the logs this DNS hijacking warning. On 4/5/10, Roger Dingledine wrote: > On Sun, Apr 04, 2010 at 01:15:52PM +0200, Gitano wrote: >> DC wrote: >> >> > to start learning and trying it myself i will get a cheap vps to start >> > with. >> > what's the os version specifically that works best with Tor? >> >> I prefer Ubuntu-server, but Debian is as simple. >> Please have a look at: https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian >> >> But beware - on a vps you should reduce the BandwidthRate/BandwidthBurst >> to an appropriate value! > > But also see > https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#VServer > > If you get one that's too cheap, it might be so cheap because they're > lying to you about actually providing a server environment big enough > to run programs like Tor. Many VPS providers get away with this "bait > and switch" approach because most of their customers don't actually use > the VPS for much, so they never notice that it's artificially crippled. > > --Roger > > *** > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with > unsubscribe or-talkin the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/ > *** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talkin the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
Re: Cannot Download Bridges
On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:29:57 +0200 Mitar wrote: >On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: >> It wouldn't be airtight, to be sure, but it would >> greatly shrink the window of opportunity for censors to cut bridge users >> off from the tor network. > >Of course censors could also just connect to the Tor and use this >hidden service to learn about other bridges. Even again and again >request new bridges (pretending the previous ones are unreachable) and >thus gain the knowledge of all bridges. > And that would be different from our current situation exactly how? Besides, hidden services are **S--L--O--W**, which discourages that sort of thing anyway. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * ** * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * *-- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * ** *** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talkin the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
