October 2016 - tor-relays - lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Smallest, cheapest, lightest computer for tor relay
by Neel Chauhan 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

>Yes it does make a real big difference. Get the Pi 3, the 1st Pi is an order of magnitude slower. If you don't want to spend your money on a RPI 3, you can also look at a used RPI 2. If you are willing to have a computer that is a bit larger, you can also use a smaller desktop PC, like a Mac Mini, or a SFF Dell or HP. I have a Raspberry Pi 2, but use a homebuilt Pentium 4 desktop on a 60/25 cable connection (Optimum Online), and a Dell Optiplex 755 (Core 2 Duo) on a 50/50 FTTH connection (Verizon FiOS). I don't use the RPI because I want my Tor nodes to use FreeBSD instead of Linux, and am not sure if RPI has the best FreeBSD support (I'm even a FreeBSD contributor, but my laptop which I typed this from unfortunately runs Arch). The disadvantage of the PC approach is space and higher power consumption, but the advantage is that you can use *BSD and Windows, and can possibly take advantage of faster speeds. But if you are fine with Linux, and, the RPI 2/3 is a good choice. There are also other SBC computers like the BeagleBone. SBC computers are great if they have ADSL/Cable, but if they have fiber to the home (Verizon FiOS, Google Fiber, etc.), a used desktop (or a higher end SBC) may be better (in my opinion) as they usually have a faster upstream and a desktop may take better advantage of the speed. My atlas entries are below (for the two nodes from my two homes, not my exits): https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/AED76373324653A0522DF30550BA31902B2CF… https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/D5B8C38539C509380767D4DE20DE84CF84EE8… Thanks, Neel Chauhan === https://www.neelc.org/

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Tor Relay Operators Meetup at hack.lu - 19.10. 16:00
by Tyler Durden 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Hi We are present at this years hack.lu together with a booth with the Chaos Computer Club Luxembourg. Should you guys happen to be around just come by and talk to us. ( We do have Mate, Mate Schnapps and Flora Power :P ) Tor Relay Operators Meet-Up Where: FVDE & C3L booth at the main hall Date: 19th of October 2016 Time: 16h00 Greetings -- Sam Grüneisen - President Frënn vun der Ënn A.S.B.L. enn.lu

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I think I my relay is broken
by Tamara West 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

SocksPort 0 RunAsDaemon 1 ORPort 443 Nickname saverig ContactInfo sinister(dot)hama(at)googlemail(dot)com [tor-relay.co] DirPort 80 ExitPolicy reject *:* DisableDebuggerAttachment 0 ControlPort 9051 CookieAuthentication 1 There is no IP listed unless I located the incorrect file. /etc/tor/torrc 207.172.253.216 is my public address I do have the port forwarded. The whole point was so that anyone who couldn't reach tor normally and had to use 443, 80 could do so with my setup. I've noticed some weirdness with RCN though. Some IPs block and allow access differently and as far as I can tell no one seems to know why. I already had an issue with my streaming box not seeing my server. Also I know I've had a site hosted on my computer before. Without really knowing why getting a new IP resolved the issue.

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I think I my relay is broken
by Tamara West 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Earlier today I installed my relay and thought everything was good. Now looking at the arm I no longer think so. (1) Events (TOR/ARM NOTICE - ERR): x 23:07:41 [ARM_NOTICE] Unable to prepopulate bandwidth information (insuffic- x ient uptime) x 23:07:41 [ARM_WARN] The torrc differs from what tor's using. You can issue a x sighup to reload the torrc values by pressing x. qj - torrc value differs on line: 3 (2) Events (TOR/ARM NOTICE - ERR): x 23:13:17 [WARN] Your server (207.172.253.216:80) has not managed to confirm x that its DirPort is reachable. Relays do not publish descriptors until x their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. Please check your firewalls, x ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc. qj 23:07:41 [ARM_NOTICE] Unable to prepopulate bandwidth information (insuffic- If I hit x twice to reload the values it only seems to refresh for the moment but when I restart it's back to the errors. Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.

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Smallest, cheapest, lightest computer for tor relay
by Tamara West 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

I've got a few family members across the country who have broadband they are not using for more than email and social. I wanted to go about setting up a relay at each house can can be run with minimum amount of power and attention. I was considering something like RaspPi or Compute Stick. Main questions (1) anyone else use these or something similar? (2) recommend of strong alternatives suggested? (3) is there something smaller, lighter and cheaper that will do the job? (*) did I maybe miss something obvious that needs attention? Thank you.

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OffTopic: onionoo.torproject.org as HS?
by Ralph Wetzel 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

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postfix
by ken＠kenbaker.co.uk 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

Do people have an an opinion on running postfix on an exit node? I was thinking if I set up a .forward, I might be able to intercept a few abuse complaints before my provider sees them. Thoughts? Cheers, K.

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Re: [tor-relays] new tor exit relays - callipr..
by nusenu 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

> Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Looks like we had the MyFamily > option set with relay fingerprints, not nicknames. Fixing this right now. Fingerprints are the preferred method, don't use nicknames.

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RPi Relay Maximum Speed
by Manny 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Hello everyone I tried the Internet of things to get an answer, but either I'm too stupid to find it or it isnt there (haha, good joke) Sorry if this was asked a 100 times before... I have a 1gbit symmetric connection at home and would like to donate 100mbit with my raspberry pi 3 model b. Since it has a 100mbit Network Interface, I'm limited to that anyways. What Settings do I Need in my torcc to get the Maximum Speed? At the Moment I entered 12 Mbytes - which Shows up at 96 mb/s in Arm - is that correct and my understanding of things is just the opposite? Max Speed, I think, should be 12.7mb/s for a 100mbit Connection? Sorry for bothering and thanks for the pointers. Oh and since I'm bugging you anyways - would it be useful to add ORPort [IPv6] as well? (same port as for 4 i guess?)

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new tor exit relays - callipr.. (was: [OrNetRadar] Contact: "Rishab Nithyanand <mass dot tor dot" (8))
by nusenu 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Hi Rishab, thanks for adding new exit relays to the network. If you put them in a proper MyFamily setting you can see how well they perform compared to other relay groups: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ornetstats/stats/master/o/main_exit_opera… ornetradar(a)riseup.net: > 2016-10-07 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Up|Ext|JoinTime| IP | AS | CC | ORp | Dirp | OS | Version | Nickname | eFamlen > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1 | 1 | 14:06:45 | 46.166.148.145 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8083 | 9033 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprsmallclean04 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 14:07:03 | 46.166.148.143 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8081 | 0 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprbigclean02 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 14:06:58 | 46.166.148.142 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8080 | 0 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprbignasty01 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 20:04:48 | 46.166.148.155 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8083 | 9033 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprsmallclean08 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 20:04:43 | 46.166.148.154 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8082 | 9032 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprsmallnasty07 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 20:04:27 | 46.166.148.152 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8080 | 0 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprbignasty05 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 14:07:09 | 46.166.148.144 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8082 | 9032 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprsmallnasty03 | 1 > 1 | 1 | 20:04:35 | 46.166.148.153 | NFOrce Entertai | nl | 8081 | 0 | Linux | 0.2.7.6 | calliprbigclean06 | 1 > Fingerprints: > 1C486B378AF54474F35CA3B1A00203BD659BDDB1,766AF475D17EEF41C056A6E3E555BD3B023641A6,C065FE07B0D3035B534E05243B9773E3ED1CCBD4,E591E57FDCDBE475017A0938D8603C1783FB48BD,A9699FFAC625DB75118745E6D169A819047006F4,2EF563C70D1B407FB70DDEDA74FF9658D0B31503,339238AD6B44F949CD6F1C59E2CD4249585B4A77,C62A865581FA1319D62C5B14434952A3D37BB57B >

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