On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Roman Mamedov <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello, > > It looks like your node got the "Guard" status - google around for what > that > means, or wait for someone to explain. When that happens, your traffic > drops > significantly, and it can take weeks or months till it recovers to initial > levels, if it ever will at all. > Why would traffic fall after becoming a guard node? Aren't guard nodes selected as middle nodes too? > > Personally I don't agree with the theory behind "Guards", and it is highly > annoying that there is no way to prevent nodes from becoming Guard. > What don't you agree with? With the fact that Tor sticks to a set of three nodes for the first hop of each circuit, or with the way the guard flag is awarded to nodes?
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