Awesome, thanks! This is very helpful Torix. It's still the same IP address, I wonder if that means the bridge is less effective..... --Keifer
On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 5:18 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Keifer, > > I'm sure the gurus can say exactly what happens in an upgrade, but I can > say that it is the keys in /var/lib/tor/keys that uniquely define your tor > instance. As you did not transfer the keys from the windows box, they were > created anew when you first started up tor, and your box is considered a > new relay. > > I don't think this is a problem, especially as new bridges 1. are needed > for May35th(Tinamann Square) right now, when China usually locks down its > internet "just in case" and 2. bridges gradually get discovered and > blocked, so starting anew is a plus, not a minus. > > HTH, > > --Torix > > > Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com> Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17 AM, Keifer Bly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > So I am switching my OBFS4 bridge that was here > > > https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/386E99371B8CD938248940B754F16AAC54B5712B > > > From running on Windows to running on Debian, as the older computer I was > running it on, Windows updates started causing it to not boot correctly > haha. With some work I was able to get Debian running on the machine. > > I am wondering, does unattended upgrades as configured here: > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorRelayGuide/DebianUbuntuUpdates > > > Keep OBFS4 up to date as well? > > Is it safe to use tor browser through teamviewer from the computer I am > running the bridge on? > > Unfortunately the relay key for the former bridge was lost as the hard > drive failed due to a Windows update causing it to crash, do the > bridge relay keys have any other relevance than flags? > > Thanks very much. > --Keifer > > >
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