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Re: [tor-relays] Fw: So I am moving my bridge to a new OS and have a few questions?
by Keifer Bly 29 May '20

29 May '20

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 <torix(a)protonmail.com> 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 <keifer.bly(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > So I am switching my OBFS4 bridge that was here > > > https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/386E99371B8CD938248940B754F1… > > > 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/DebianUbuntuUpd… > > > 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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So I am moving my bridge to a new OS and have a few questions?
by Keifer Bly 29 May '20

29 May '20

Hi all, So I am switching my OBFS4 bridge that was here https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/386E99371B8CD938248940B754F1… >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/DebianUbuntuUpd… 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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How long to bridges last?
by torix＠protonmail.com 27 May '20

27 May '20

Obviously with the 35th of May coming up, new bridges are immediately needed. I was wondering how long a bridge can be up before it becomes known and less useful. Is there a "shelf-life" for a bridge? Or does it depend on which pool the bridge gets put into? --Torix Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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May 29th - Run and use Tor Bridges to bypass censorship and surveillance! (Online)
by gus 27 May '20

27 May '20

Hi, on May 29th 2020, members of The Tor Project will be online to support and explain how to help users in countries that censor the Internet. From 1200 UTC to 2000 UTC, we will teach you how to run a Tor bridge and answer questions about our anti-censorship technology. This event is public and open for everyone! The event will happen via text (not video or audio) on IRC, in the channel #tor-relays on irc.oftc.net. Learn here how to connect to our IRC: https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/ More info: https://blog.torproject.org/run-and-use-tor-bridges-irc-meetup ## About bridges Bridges are useful for Tor users living in oppressive regimes, and for people who want an extra layer of security because they're worried somebody will recognize that they are contacting a public Tor relay IP address. A bridge is basically a private Tor relay that helps you hide the fact that you are using the Tor network. To set up a bridge, take a look at the instructions in our Community portal: https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/bridge/ ## About this event This is our first online event promoting bridges and anti-censorship technology and you can join at any time between 1200 UTC and 2000 UTC. Several members of The Tor Project will be around to answer questions and provide technical support related to bridges and anti-censorship technology. We expect to answer your questions and teach attendees how they can help friends in censored countries, how they can set up Tor bridges, and what else they can do to fight online censorship. ## Learn more - Tor Browser User Manual https://tb-manual.torproject.org/bridges/ https://tb-manual.torproject.org/circumvention/ - Censorship section on Support portal https://support.torproject.org/censorship/ - Community portal - Relay Operators section https://community.torproject.org/relay/ - Snowflake https://snowflake.torproject.org/ -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/

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Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
by nottryingtobelame＠protonmail.com 26 May '20

26 May '20

>If you use Raspbian, that's still a 32-bit OS Insert shocked Pikachu meme. I guess I had to learn that some how, but I have to beat myself up a little for not catching that sooner. I will upgrade. Thank you.

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Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
by nottryingtobelame＠protonmail.com 26 May '20

26 May '20

Thank you for the reply. I have one on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and one on a Raspberry Pi 4. I believe both are 64-bit ARM.

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Weird Issue With nyx
by AceOfRelays32 26 May '20

26 May '20

Chowning the torrc file fixed it, and I tried adding myself to the Tor group but that doesn't exist for whatever reason. However chowning the torrc file and then rebooting caused Tor to give my relay a new fingerprint which is slightly annoying. New relay though so I'm not too bothered by it. Thanks! -AceOfRelays32-

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Why is this Middle Relay almost unused ?
by petrarca＠protonmail.ch 26 May '20

26 May '20

I'm wondering why this relay is almost unused: Fingerprint 605EE4375EE4C38215C8949F5808863749FD4F4A ? It's running on a 1 Gbit link and there is plenty of unused bandwidth. The bandwidth is set to 42 Mbps (even prioritized on the internet link). There were no outages for months and the connection is stable and fast. There's also plenty of resources available on the actual router (tor instance). Relay monitoring shows usage average around 0.5 - 1 Mbps only (so around 1-2 percent of the available bandwidth). Consensus Weight is down to only 99. Any idea what could be the reason of the low usage, low Consensus Weight ?

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Weird Issue With nyx
by AceOfRelays32 26 May '20

26 May '20

It would seem my relay is fully functional. Being it has only been up for less than 3 hours though I can't 100% confirm that. Anyways, when I launch nyx to check it's status, I get a permission error from /run/tor/control.authcookie. Chowning /run/tor/control.authcookie and then running nyx solves that issue, however it doesn't persist on reboots. Running nyx as root also fixes it. I wrote an alias to automate chowning and running nyx for the time being, but I'm wondering if there is a better fix.

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Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
by nottryingtobelame＠protonmail.com 26 May '20

26 May '20

Had the following log entries for my bridge: May 25 11:49:50.000 [warn] Failed to open GEOIP file /usr/share/tor/geoip. May 25 11:49:50.000 [warn] We've been configured to see which countries can access us as a bridge, and we need GEOIP information to tell which countries clients are in. Tried to run sudo apt install tor-geoipdb and got this: The following packages have unmet dependencies: tor-geoipdb : Depends: tor (>= 0.4.3.5-1~d10.buster+1) but 0.4.2.7-1~d10.buster+1 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. I saw on tor-announce that 0.4.3.5 is out, but it looks like the buster package isn't available yet. I made sure I have the tor repo's in /etc/apt/sources.list and I have the proper signatures as everything validates when I run apt update. Is there a way to resolve this?

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