Re: [tor-relays] Traffic in port 9050 in a relay (denial of service attack?)

2013-11-06 Thread Kevin Steen
On 06/11/13 06:09, Andreas Krey wrote: On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:09:40 +, Thomas Hand wrote: ... Also, use iptables! If it is a dedicated VPS then drop anything you dont recognize, What for? The ports that you want to block are rejected by the kernel anyway, as there is no one listening.

Re: [tor-relays] Traffic in port 9050 in a relay (denial of service attack?)

2013-11-06 Thread mick
On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 10:30:30 + Kevin Steen k...@kevinsteen.net allegedly wrote: On 06/11/13 06:09, Andreas Krey wrote: On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:09:40 +, Thomas Hand wrote: ... Also, use iptables! If it is a dedicated VPS then drop anything you dont recognize, What for? The

Re: [tor-relays] How to install Tor on Ubunt 12.10?

2013-11-06 Thread Martin Kepplinger
The Maker: I want to run a relay that starts every time I login to my machine. I went to the page that discusses how to add the correct PPA to Ubuntu but it stops at 11.10. Is this also the PPA I should use for 12.04 or is there another one? Many Thanks, The Maker

Re: [tor-relays] Traffic in port 9050 in a relay (denial of service attack?)

2013-11-06 Thread Jeroen Massar
On 2013-11-06 13:47 , mick wrote: On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:00:09 +0200 Lars Noodén lars.noo...@gmail.com allegedly wrote: On 11/06/2013 01:26 PM, mick wrote: I disagree. Dropping all traffic other than that which is explicitly required is IMHO a better practice. (And how do you know in

Re: [tor-relays] Traffic in port 9050 in a relay (denial of service attack?)

2013-11-06 Thread mick
On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:00:15 +0100 Jeroen Massar jer...@massar.ch allegedly wrote: On 2013-11-06 13:47 , mick wrote: On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:00:09 +0200 Lars Noodén lars.noo...@gmail.com allegedly wrote: On 11/06/2013 01:26 PM, mick wrote: I disagree. Dropping all traffic other than

Re: [tor-relays] exit and skype

2013-11-06 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 09:59:11AM -1000, Ryan Winner wrote: Use Google Hangouts. Which is different from Skype, how? ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Traffic in port 9050 in a relay (denial of service attack?)

2013-11-06 Thread Thomas Hand
I agree with mick that dropping packets is more secure, though probably bad practice. If everyone did this then, yes, the network would suffer on average but when securing a vital server, e.g a tor node, i think it is acceptable. It really doesnt make it any harder to troubleshoot since any

Re: [tor-relays] exit and skype

2013-11-06 Thread Thomas Hand
If you want to continue using skype, you could invest in a VPN just to hide it from your ISP and make microshaft think you are coming from a different, non-tor related IP. Tom On 6 November 2013 15:12, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 09:59:11AM -1000, Ryan Winner

[tor-relays] What is iptables?

2013-11-06 Thread I
Mick! Thank you. Iptables is a programme! I'm off and reading. It appears I need them on my VPSs. Robert Ip tables are a mystery to me. Can someone either explain them or point to a complete explanation, please? Robert Also, use iptables! If it is a dedicated VPS then drop anything

Re: [tor-relays] exit and skype

2013-11-06 Thread gq
http://www.gnutelephony.org/index.php/GNU_Telephony ? On 11/5/2013 2:00 PM, Jan Hendrik den Besten wrote: ... she cannot use Skype anymore to chat with her mum. I understand Microsoft blocks all tor exits from accessing Skype. Is there anything I can do except converting the exit into a