Re: [tor-relays] Why adding more Nodes won't help?

2018-05-21 Thread grarpamp
Paths are driven by the client and unchecked, it's not hard to do. However first you're better off taking a serious look at your threat model, which you've not mentioned at all for anyone to help you qualify it and any potential solutions therein, before turning random knobs in whatever anonymous

Re: [tor-relays] Running a bridge remotely

2018-05-21 Thread pikami
This. Also, if you need any help setting up your relay I would be happy to help. On 2018 m. gegužės 22 d. 00:47:46 GMT+03:00, teor wrote: >Hi, > >> On 21 May 2018, at 18:20, Keifer Bly wrote: >> >> I have been running my home computer as a public tor

Re: [tor-relays] DirPort DOS activity against Fallback Directories

2018-05-21 Thread teor
On 22 May 2018, at 04:29, Logforme wrote: >> Just looked over a sample of FallBackDir relays in Relay Search and >> it appears this excess-load abuse is directed at them in particular. >> Some fall-back directories show more than a month of excess request >> traffic, presumably

Re: [tor-relays] Running a bridge remotely

2018-05-21 Thread teor
Hi, > On 21 May 2018, at 18:20, Keifer Bly wrote: > > I have been running my home computer as a public tor relay for some time now > with no issues, and unfortunately do not have a data center or anywhere else > to run my relay from. I have noticed that there are far

Re: [tor-relays] DirPort DOS activity against Fallback Directories

2018-05-21 Thread starlight . 2017q4
At 18:29 5/21/2018 +, Logforme wrote: > >How can I find this information on my relay? >(855BC2DABE24C861CD887DB9B2E950424B49FC34) > Is visible here https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/855BC2DABE24C861CD887DB9B2E950424B49FC34 Click on the Bandwidth History

Re: [tor-relays] DirPort DOS activity against Fallback Directories

2018-05-21 Thread Logforme
Just looked over a sample of FallBackDir relays in Relay Search and it appears this excess-load abuse is directed at them in particular. Some fall-back directories show more than a month of excess request traffic, presumably on the DirPort. Logs here indicate six weeks of abuse escalating in

[tor-relays] DirPort DOS activity against Fallback Directories

2018-05-21 Thread starlight . 2017q4
Recently I noticed excessive DirPort requests to my relay, where DirPort bandwidth reached 15% of ORPort bandwidth. Normal DirPort load is around 2%. https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2018-May/015253.html Just looked over a sample of FallBackDir relays in Relay Search and it

Re: [tor-relays] Why adding more Nodes won't help?

2018-05-21 Thread teor
> On 21 May 2018, at 22:43, dave` dave wrote: > > Tor use 3 noes to enter the Tor-Network. why adding more nodes would not help > my anonymity, as more nodes i have it need to be harder to track me. No, 3 nodes is enough:

[tor-relays] Why adding more Nodes won't help?

2018-05-21 Thread dave` dave
Tor use 3 noes to enter the Tor-Network. why adding more nodes would not help my anonymity, as more nodes i have it need to be harder to track me. how can i add or subtract nodes. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Nyx and Arm

2018-05-21 Thread gerard
My exit has been around for a year or more. Bit Nyx now reports 120 outbound, but has pages of blue labelled outbound. Arm 3044 502 exit shows 531.6 Mb/s- 1.02Mbs Exit, Fast, HSDir, Running, Stable, V2Dir, Valid Nyx does not show any exits. Tor Relay (Atlas) shows exit probability of

[tor-relays] Running a bridge remotely

2018-05-21 Thread Keifer Bly
Hello, I have been running my home computer as a public tor relay for some time now with no issues, and unfortunately do not have a data center or anywhere else to run my relay from. I have noticed that there are far fewer bridges (about 2,000) then there are relays (about 7,000). As I have

Re: [tor-relays] Nyx and Arm

2018-05-21 Thread Gary
Hello. On Sun, 20 May 2018, 21:33 , wrote: > Arm says I have 3506 outbound > 354 exit > > Nyx has long blue list but states 50 outbound. No mention of exits. > > What am I doing wrong with Nyx? > > Gerry > As people on this list of said /