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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi Robert,<br><br>I also suggest running Raspberry Pi as a Tor Relay. I got mine and works like a charm.<br><br>Ferdi<br><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:03:43 -0400<br>From: rotorbudd@gmail.com<br>To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org<br>Subject: Re: [tor-relays] A few questions about my setting up my first Tor relay.<br><br><div dir="ltr">I would second the Raspberry Pi as a Tor relay/bridge.<div>Very low power consumption and no noise too boot!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 5:47 AM, Chris Whittleston <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:csw34@cam.ac.uk" target="_blank">csw34@cam.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p dir="ltr">Hey Robert,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thanks for your interest in setting up a relay! I see you've already had some replies to your questions but let me add a slightly different suggestion - buying a Raspberry Pi for ~£25 and running your relay from there. This has the advantage of being extremely low in power requirements and doesn't need you to leave one of your other machines on all the time.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you're curious about this option, I've written up some pretty detailed instructions here:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bf_D_j1O-9ckTS9DY8ngIdiFwHta6Q5Uj_5dvOiavCQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bf_D_j1O-9ckTS9DY8ngIdiFwHta6Q5Uj_5dvOiavCQ/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Good luck!</p><span class="ecxHOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p dir="ltr">Chris</p>
</font></span><div class="ecxgmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 18 Apr 2014 07:21, "Robert Smith" <<a href="mailto:kittenjuggler@ymail.com" target="_blank">kittenjuggler@ymail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div class="h5">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">I have 3 machines as possible candidates for a Tor relay: <br>
</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
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.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">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.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
C) My personal laptop an Asus G74S (12gb ram, i7 quad core 2.2ghz, Win7 Home Premium 64bit), which I "sleep" most nights.<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">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).</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">Questions:</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
1) If I run a Tor relay with that modem, are there any security risks to the other devices? I am no technical guru.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">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).</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
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.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
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.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">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.<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"><br>
</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">6)<span><span>
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.</span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;">
<br><span><span></span></span></div>Thanks for spending your valuable time reading my questions. I hope to make it pay off, in a long term Tor relay.<br><span><span><br>Rob Smith</span></span></div></div><br></div></div>
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