>you need to update your debian once in a while. the update process is >fairly easy. you can even automate it if you wish.
Just a quick elaboration on this, you can easily set up a cronjob to do this weekly. If you type in: crontab -e You can then select nano, which should be the second option as a text editor. Then add: 0 5 * * 1 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y This will run an upgrade once a week at 5 am. On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:20 AM, Nima Fatemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robert, > > Replying in-line... > > Robert Smith: > > Judging by the level of your > > computer skills implied by the emails, those involved in > > Tor have better things to do than help a guy like me. I think it is > > important to the entire world that the internet links us together, and > > Tor may be the most crucial part of that. > > First of all, thanks for your interest in running a relay. > > Of course you are always welcome to ask your questions on here, on #tor > irc channel or via sending an email to [email protected] in case > it's a private question that you don't want the whole world know about. > > > I have 3 machines as possible candidates for a Tor relay: > > > > A) A decent PC (around 6 years old) with Vista installed. It's been > > unused for 2 years. I am willing to do a clean re-install of Vista or > > even Linux (with help) to run it as a Tor relay, night and day. > > > > B) A MacBook Pro (4gb ram, Intel, Snow Leopard). Again, I am willing to > > wipe it, and do a clean install of the OS and use it for a Tor relay, > > night and day. > > > > C) My personal laptop an Asus G74S (12gb ram, i7 quad core 2.2ghz, Win7 > Home Premium 64bit), which I "sleep" most nights. > > > > > > Modem: DSL from "Telus" (in Victoria, BC, Canada) with 4 ports (I use 1 > cable port to my personal computer, 1 wireless port for my iPad or Android > cell phone). > > > > Well, it's more about how many "public IP"s you have than the number of > PCs. > > First you need to make sure your ISP is okay with receiving incoming > traffic. > > Then, I'd suggest installing a fresh Debian on your PC. > You can google around to figure out how to install debian. It's fairly > easy. Here's a short, simple guide with screen-shots: > http://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.installation-steps.html > > Then all you need to do is following these steps to install latest > version of Tor on your system: > > https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en#ubuntu > > Then open terminal and type: > > sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc > > and add the following lines to your torrc file, note you can change > ORPort number to whatever port you want (just make sure that port is > open in your firewall/router), pick a cool nickname for your relay and > add your contact info: > > RunAsDaemon 1 > ORPort 9001 > Nickname name-of-your-relay-goes-here > ContactInfo your-contact-info-goes-here > ExitPolicy reject *:* > > Press crtl+o then crtl+x to save the file and exit the editor. > > Then you need to restart Tor using this command: > > sudo service tor restart > > Now your relay should be up and running. > > > Questions: > > 1) If I run a Tor relay with that modem, are there any security risks > to the other devices? I am no technical guru. > > Not if you become a non-exit relay. The "ExitPolicy reject *:*" line is > for that purpose. > > > 2) If I run a Tor relay on either (or both the Vista PC and MacBook) of > > the computers mentioned above, will it be mostly a "set it and forget > > it" maintenance? I cannot devote much time (and definitely don't have > > much expertise). > > you need to update your debian once in a while. the update process is > fairly easy. you can even automate it if you wish. > > you can either use the interface or open terminal and type: > > sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y > > do this at least once a week please. > > > 3) Will I compromise the anonimity of Tor users due to my lack of > technical skills while running a Tor relay? I don't want to do more damage > than good. > > Nope. only encrypted traffic goes in and out your (non-exit) relay. > > > 4) Can I throttle down the bandwidth on my Tor relay(s) when I need it > for my own personal machine? I don't want to disrupt the Tor net. > > yes, you can. read your torrc file located at /etc/tor/torrc to figure > out how. but please have it in mind that the minimum bandwidth for a > relay is 100KB/s (800kb/s). If you don't have that much bandwidth, you > may consider running a bridge instead of a relay. bridges consume much > less bandwidth and help censored users access Tor network. > > > https://www.torproject.org/projects/obfsproxy-debian-instructions.html.en#instructions > > > 5) Can you suggest the best way to use my machine(s) to make a reliable, > > maintenance free and secure Tor relay, requiring the least amount of > > time? I am guessing it's the MacBook cabled to the DSL, running only > > Tor relay software, and running only a normal relay. > > > > > > 6) At this point is it worth my while, to attempt a Tor bridge or exit > > relay or am I even capable of doing it properly? I have little > > experience or expertise in networking and not much time. > > Thanks for spending your valuable time reading my questions. I hope to > make it pay off, in a long term Tor relay. > > > > I hope I've covered all your questions. > > Bests, > -- > Nima > 0XC009DB191C92A77B | @nimaaa | mrphs > > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right > to say it" --Evelyn Beatrice Hall > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > -- AJ Bahnken Co-Founder of Syndicate Pro <http://syndicatepro.com>
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