[tor-relays] Webtunnel type bridge Tor Metrics

[Hiro]

Hey,

On 4/20/24 17:40, Dionysios K. via tor-relays wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I recently switched from using obfs4 to Webtunnel from my bridge.
>
> Since the configuration change, the metrics website shows it as offline.
>
> The downtime displayed on the website is also odd as it shows a random 
> time each time I visit, such as "1 hour 14 minutes and 10 seconds" or 
> "2 hours 23 minutes and 30 seconds."
>
> However, the bridge is online.
>
> I am wondering if this is the correct behavior for the Webtunnel 
> protocol.

The way the metrics website "decides" if a bridge is online is based on 
both the results of tests from the bridge authority and bridgestrap. If 
the bridge is working and receiving traffic, the reason why I can think 
it is marked as offline is that some of those tests is failing or we are 
failing to process the data correctly.

It could also be that something is a bit off with the bridge 
configuration since you changed from obfs4 to webtunnel. You could start 
your investigation by looking at the logs on the machine, then you could 
check what the bridgestrap stats say about your bridge 
(https://collector.torproject.org/recent/bridgestrap/) and finally check 
the latest status 
(https://collector.torproject.org/recent/bridge-descriptors/statuses/).

Let me know if this helps you. I could also check the bridge myself, you 
could open an issue on gitlab under the relay-search project 
(https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/metrics/relay-search), 
or you can send me a private message (email or irc) with the hashed 
fingerprint and logs.

Cheers,

-hiro


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