Re: [tor-relays] Middle relay IP blocking

2023-08-07 Thread Marco Predicatori
secureh...@gmail.com wrote on 8/4/23 01:46: I tried reporting a similar issue a few months ago (post wasn’t approved by moderator). I was running a relay from my home ISP. After a short while certain websites became inaccessible from other computers in my home network that shared the same public

Re: [tor-relays] Strange entries in notices.log

2022-08-23 Thread Marco Predicatori
toritdown via tor-relays wrote on 8/22/22 23:49: I am suddenly finding numerous entries in my /var/log/tor/notices log that look like this: Aug 22 01:21:46.000 [warn] Unable to store router descriptor Aug 22 01:21:46.000 [warn] Error writing to "/var/lib/tor/cached-descriptors.new": No space

Re: [tor-relays] Weird spike in written bytes per second

2022-05-24 Thread Marco Predicatori
Roger Dingledine wrote on 5/24/22 02:44: On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 12:18:41PM +0200, Marco Predicatori wrote: the graph shows a marked difference between written bytes per second and read bytes per second om 2022-05-19 and 2022-05-20. In any other day the bytes are roughly the same. What might my

[tor-relays] Weird spike in written bytes per second

2022-05-23 Thread Marco Predicatori
Hi, the graph shows a marked difference between written bytes per second and read bytes per second om 2022-05-19 and 2022-05-20. In any other day the bytes are roughly the same. What might my node have "written" on those two days?

Re: [tor-relays] Is my node dropping packets?

2021-08-03 Thread Marco Predicatori
Eddie wrote on 8/1/21 7:31 PM: > On 7/29/2021 7:57 AM, Marco Predicatori wrote: >> ...Many packets coming from other Tor nodes where dropped. The Tor log >> doesn't >> mention >> any problem. What may be wrong? >> >> -- > > Not that it helps any, but

[tor-relays] Is my node dropping packets?

2021-07-29 Thread Marco Predicatori
Hi, my Tor node is inside a local network protected by a firewall. Only port 9001 is NATted towards the Tor server. Moreover, I have iptables active on the Tor server itself. The outer firewall blocks any incoming packet except for packets on port 9001 and returning packets from established

Re: [tor-relays] Nodes on dynamic IPs don't survive an IP change any more

2021-07-12 Thread Marco Predicatori
Marco Predicatori wrote on 6/10/21 10:12 AM: > Hi, > > whenever my IP changes, my node stops relaying traffic, and after a few hours > I > see in the logs > [notice] Heartbeat: It seems like we are not in the cached consensus. > > In past versions I remember seeing in

[tor-relays] Nodes on dynamic IPs don't survive an IP change any more

2021-06-10 Thread Marco Predicatori
Hi, whenever my IP changes, my node stops relaying traffic, and after a few hours I see in the logs [notice] Heartbeat: It seems like we are not in the cached consensus. In past versions I remember seeing in the logs something like "...your ip seems to have changed...", followed by a new

Re: [tor-relays] Tor 0.4.5.6 and missing IPv6

2021-03-25 Thread Marco Predicatori
David Goulet wrote on 3/24/21 1:18 PM: > Oops.. this fell off my radar, mis-placed in my Inbox :( Thanks David, no problem. 9 days now of flawless Tor running. Bye, Marco signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ tor-relays mailing

Re: [tor-relays] Tor 0.4.5.6 and missing IPv6

2021-03-12 Thread Marco Predicatori
s7r wrote on 3/11/21 6:16 PM: > I only find this log message unclear: > > [notice] Unable to find IPv6 address for ORPort 9001. You might want to > specify > IPv6Only to it or set an explicit address or set Address. > > I think it means "... You might want to specify *IPv4Only* to it or set it

Re: [tor-relays] Tor 0.4.5.6 and missing IPv6

2021-03-12 Thread Marco Predicatori
William Kane wrote on 3/11/21 6:36 PM: > @s7r: > > You are right, I did not read his torrc. > > Relays on randomly rotated (most ISP's have adopted a 24 hour lease > model) IP addresses are disruptive to long term connections anyway > (this is partially mitigated by not assigning them the stable

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-11 Thread Marco Predicatori
potlatch wrote on 3/11/21 12:42 AM: > They specifically state the ban was for: > Providing *file sharing services or access to newsgroups;*... This is beyond ludicrous! Any ISP on the planet offers access to file sharing and newsgroups. I stopped using Paypal many years a go, but in the age of

Re: [tor-relays] Tor 0.4.5.6 and missing IPv6

2021-03-09 Thread Marco Predicatori
s7r wrote on 3/9/21 3:12 PM: > Please paste your entire torrc (without any sensitive data of course). > We have some slight misbehavior for the IPv6 auto discovery. Here: https://pastebin.com/9VEZD9Zw > Along with the torrc please state if you have IPv6 of any kind to that box and > if yes which

[tor-relays] Tor 0.4.5.6 and missing IPv6

2021-03-09 Thread Marco Predicatori
Hi, I've recently upgraded to Tor 0.4.5.6. Everything seems to work fine, but in the notices_log file I have a lot of these lines: [notice] Unable to find IPv6 address for ORPort 9001. You might want to specify IPv6Only to it or set an explicit address or set Address. I don't have IPv6, and any

Re: [tor-relays] SSH

2020-09-21 Thread Marco Predicatori
Андрей Гвоздев wrote on 9/21/20 11:19 AM: > Hello > I'm running a TOR relay, every time I SSH to my server I see a message > that there were thousands of failed login attempts > Do you see this message too? Plenty, don't worry. Any IP with the ssh port open is targeted. Make sure you keep your

Re: [tor-relays] Contact info obfscation

2018-07-02 Thread Marco Predicatori
Keifer Bly wrote on 30/06/2018 02:22: > Hello, > > I am aware that email addresses used in the “ContactInfo: “ in a > relay operator’s torrc file is publicly listed on the tor relay. > However, what I am wondering, is there a way to obfuscate the > email address on >

Re: [tor-relays] proper way to insert PGP key in torrc?

2016-11-03 Thread Marco Predicatori
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Toralf Förster wrote on 03/11/2016 11:39: >> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/A1D5528320F51B910C996CE9988FAFAF4780044F >> > Advertised Bandwidth > 76.8 KB/s > > Not too much fun with such a lame relay I fear Very little fun indeed, but

Re: [tor-relays] proper way to insert PGP key in torrc?

2016-11-03 Thread Marco Predicatori
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Peter Palfrader wrote on 03/11/2016 09:59: > Don't do short keyids. Long keyids are strictly better. > Ideally, provide the full fingerprint. Good advice. Done, thanks. Marco - --

Re: [tor-relays] proper way to insert PGP key in torrc?

2016-11-03 Thread Marco Predicatori
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 ane...@tutanota.de wrote on 03/11/2016 09:15: > When I insert my PGP key just like a block of text below the > contactinfo line my Tor relay stops working. What is the correct > way to insert the PGP key into the torrc file? ContactInfo has to

Re: [tor-relays] Interrogated by Finnish police for alleged idendity crimes, fraud and attempts of fraud

2016-10-31 Thread Marco Predicatori
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Juuso Lapinlampi wrote on 31/10/2016 14:25: > Putting the word out: I was interrogated by the Finnish police... All my support to you, for what it's worth. If you are running a Tor node, don't give up. We, who live in relatively decent countries,

Re: [tor-relays] Got a visit from the police this morning..

2016-08-01 Thread Marco Predicatori
Too bad when a Tor node operator is intimidated out of his activity. I understand your position, thank you for your efforts. Marco stig atle steffensen wrote on 01/08/2016 08:15: > I decided today to turn the node into a non-exit node this morning. > The stress of not knowing if something will

Re: [tor-relays] NPR story: When A Dark Web Volunteer Gets Raided By The Police

2016-04-08 Thread Marco Predicatori
Green Dream wrote on 08/04/2016 01:54: > As I already said, this particular case is not so clear cut. However > letting the police poke around... I didn't realize that Tor was against the police, or vice-versa, at least in decent countries like yours or mine, so far. I don't think it's a good

Re: [tor-relays] NPR story: When A Dark Web Volunteer Gets Raided By The Police

2016-04-07 Thread Marco Predicatori
krishna e bera wrote on 07/04/2016 04:28: > On 04/06/2016 04:29 AM, Marco Predicatori wrote: >> krishna e bera wrote on 05/04/2016 23:27: >>> On 04/05/2016 02:38 PM, grarpamp wrote: >>>> http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/04/04/472992023/when-a-

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Exit Node and Skype

2013-06-28 Thread Marco Predicatori
Pavel Zhovner, on 06/28/2013 09:37 AM, wrote: Yes, I was experienced the same issues with Skype. Skype blocks connect's from tor network. Same situation here. -- http://www.predicatori.it/marco/ ___ tor-relays mailing list