Re: [tor-relays] Optimizing TOR Relay

2015-10-21 Thread 12xBTM
Here's your problem: On 21.10.15 8:20, Volker Mink wrote: > Upstream 5 MBps ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

[tor-relays] ntpd problems explanation

2015-10-21 Thread I
Could this be related to the ntp/time sync peculiarities in relays?http://www.cs.bu.edu/~goldbe/NTPattack.htmlhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151021-ntpRobert ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] webiron requesting to block several /24 subnet

2015-10-21 Thread AMuse
>Some people out there apparently are of the opinion that it is a >reasonable choice to use the ugly crutch that is "fail2ban" instead of >deprecating password based authentication for ssh. You're technically correct (the best kind) but I wanted to point out that Fail2Ban is a really useful

Re: [tor-relays] webiron requesting to block several /24 subnet

2015-10-21 Thread teor
> On 21 Oct 2015, at 07:41, Josef Stautner wrote: > > I also ask my hoster for the mail addresses of the abuse reporter and > write a little statement why he got attacked and what tor is and why I > running a relay. Mostly the abuse reports from WebIron reports about >

Re: [tor-relays] Optimizing TOR Relay

2015-10-21 Thread teor
> On 22 Oct 2015, at 01:42, 12xBTM <12x...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here's your problem: > >> On 21.10.15 8:20, Volker Mink wrote: >> Upstream 5 MBps Tor bandwidth usage is more or less symmetric upstream / downstream. So you'll only ever get 5Mbps or less of tor traffic out of this connection.

Re: [tor-relays] webiron requesting to block several /24 subnet

2015-10-21 Thread Rejo Zenger
++ 20/10/15 13:57 -0700 - AMuse: >The TOR directory of exit nodes is readily available for ISP's and >website operators to apply in their filters. I don't see why them >putting the onus on tens of thousands of exit operators to exit-block >THEIR addresses is in any way reasonable. I do agree

Re: [tor-relays] Optimizing TOR Relay

2015-10-21 Thread Roman Mamedov
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:20:06 +0200 "Volker Mink" wrote: > RelayBandwidthRate 1 KB # Throttle traffic to 1000KB/s (800Kbps) > RelayBandwidthBurst 2 KB # But allow bursts up to 2000KB/s (1600Kbps) > MaxAdvertisedBandwidth 1 KB > (anything to change here?) Change

Re: [tor-relays] webiron requesting to block several /24 subnet

2015-10-21 Thread tor
Dear yl, just a few words from the abuse helpdesk of a larger tor-exit-node... TL;DR: we ignore those requests. they don't even reach a human. While we do handle most genuine/honest/helpful and especially all non-automated abuse reports very diligently. Pointless nagging services like webiron