[tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread esolve esolve
I want to use Tor browser bundle to set up a Tor exit node in vidalia, I click set up relay - sharing then there are some options, I checked Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay) and then click ok however, it doesn't work, and the exit relay option is automatically unchecked, while the

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 29.11.2012 11:24, esolve esolve wrote: I checked Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay) and then click ok however, it doesn't work, and the exit relay option is automatically unchecked, while the option relay traffic inside the tor network (non-exit relay) is checked Exit

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread esolve esolve
but why the option Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay) is unchecked? and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)? 2012/11/29 Moritz Bartl mor...@torservers.net On 29.11.2012 11:24, esolve esolve wrote: I checked Relay traffic for

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 29.11.2012 11:39, esolve esolve wrote: but why the option Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay) is unchecked? Have you checked some boxes under Exit Policies too? and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)? You can't. --

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Andreas Krey
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:50:13 +, esolve esolve wrote: ... You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes? Path selection is done on the originating tor node; if you announce

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 29.11.2012 11:50, esolve esolve wrote: and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)? You can't. You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Julian Yon
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:50:13 +0100 esolve esolve esolvepol...@gmail.com wrote: You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes? Why would you want to? If you're trying to maximise

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Julian Yon
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:57:09 +0100 Andreas Krey a.k...@gmx.de wrote: Path selection is done on the originating tor node; if you announce yourself as an exit node you implicitly also announce yourself as a potential entry/middle node. You'd have to change everybody else's source to be

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Andreas Krey
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:35 +, Julian Yon wrote: ... Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop). Yes, but that would make you stand out detectably, wouldn't it? Andreas -- Totally trivial. Famous last words. From: Linus Torvalds

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Julian Yon
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:51:38 +0100 Andreas Krey a.k...@gmx.de wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:35 +, Julian Yon wrote: ... Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop). Yes, but that would make you stand out detectably,

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread kupo
I believe the original question was as simple as how do I act as a relay while acting as an exit node the user was confused because when he had selected exit, it unchecked the relay checkbox. On 11/29/2012 11:59 AM, Julian Yon wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:51:38 +0100 Andreas Krey

Re: [tor-relays] setting up a Tor exit node

2012-11-29 Thread Julian Yon
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:29:11 + k...@damnfbi.tk wrote: I believe the original question was as simple as how do I act as a relay while acting as an exit node the user was confused because when he had selected exit, it unchecked the relay checkbox. If you believe that, then you didn't

Re: [tor-relays] Deploy relays using hidden exit IP's?

2012-11-29 Thread grarpamp
Also related, has anyone tried operating an exit behind a VPN/NAT/proxy service? As opposed to having secondary interfaces/routes on the local machine. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] How to get client locale statistics without arm?

2012-11-29 Thread tor-admin
On Wednesday, 28. November 2012, 14:47:05 Damian Johnson wrote: Have you tried tweaking the query rate options in your armrc? https://gitweb.torproject.org/arm.git/blob/HEAD:/armrc.sample No I have not yet tried this. Switching to the connection panel lets arm often freeze. Is there

Re: [tor-relays] How to get client locale statistics without arm?

2012-11-29 Thread Damian Johnson
Doing netstat queries means that I get 8+ ip addresses on my server. Each of these addresses I would have to check against the list of relays to sort out connections to other relays and only do GETINFO ip-to-country to the remaining IPs. This sounds complicated and error-prone. Not

[tor-relays] Prepared for [Raided for running a Tor exit node]?

2012-11-29 Thread grarpamp
Running an exit node from home DSL or Cable is bad idea. One must look for a Tor friendly ISP and have balls made of steel! ... ISP[/hoster] and[/or] have ... However, I do not believe it is that way in the United States What 'way'? Running an exit node at home, or elsewhere, would seem