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Failure from drain-fd
by Brian Walker 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Anybody know what this means? My logs are littered with it. Tor v2.6.9 with Libevent 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.1o and Zlib 1.2.8 on Windows Server 2012 R2. Aug 06 13:26:35.000 [warn] Failure from drain_fd [3892 similar message(s) suppressed in last 7200 seconds] Aug 06 15:26:37.000 [warn] Failure from drain_fd [3526 similar message(s) suppressed in last 7200 seconds] Thanks

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debian tor package comes with multi-instance support as of 0.2.7.4-rc-1
by nusenu 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Hi, the debian tor package maintainer implemented the multi-instance feature request [1][2][3]. Thanks Peter! If you want to learn more about it, have a look at tor-instance-create(8): https://gitweb.torproject.org/debian/tor.git/tree/debian/tor-instance-creat… Once tor 0.2.7.x stable is release I'll start playing with it and change ansible-relayor [4] to make use of that new functionality on debian systems by default - instead of implementing it via the ansible role itself (current … [View More]

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Re: [tor-relays] too many circuit creation requests
by starlight.2015q3＠binnacle.cx 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

>[warn] Your computer is too slow. . . Raspberries are cute but seriously underpowered for crypto-intensive applications such as Tor. You can (any/all of) 1) ignore the warnings 2) restart the relay to send-off any hidden services that might be causing the overload 3) buy a dirt-cheap used laptop or mini-tower on eBay to run the relay 4) buy a Beagle Board if you enjoy fiddling with miniature computers --much more powerful device The configured limit is reasonable for the device.

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Cheap VPS provider for an exit node
by Riccardo Mori 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi everyone, I have been running an exit Tor relay for 5 months with a PulseServers VPS and everything went fine until some days ago Kyle, the provider's owner, reduced the bandwidth to something above 10 Mbit/s. Adding the fact that he is an OVH reseller I am now searching a new VPS provider. Unfortunately I can't afford a 50$/month VPS so I am looking for something that has more than 5TB of monthly traffic with a reasonable price and preferably … [View More]

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too many circuit creation requests
by trshck_tor＠riseup.net 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

Hi all, I set up a new tor relay named trshck using a raspberry pi a few days ago. All was going fine until early today, when a lot of warning have started appearing in the log file: "[warn] Your computer is too slow to handle this many circuit creation requests! Please consider using the MaxAdvertisedBandwidth config option or choosing a more restricted exit policy." I've looked up this message and found some comments but nothing clear about how to solve the issue. I think this can be … [View More]

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ntpd problems explanation
by I 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

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Re: [tor-relays] Tor node break-in attempts
by starlight.2015q3＠binnacle.cx 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

> > Attack counts are in the 100,000s. > This sort of thing posses no threat and is quite stupid as previously observed. Is mainly annoying for the mess it makes of /var/log/security. If you don't want to change the SSH port (best solution IMO), here's an 'iptables' rule that will fix it (adjust/rearrange as needed/desired). These lines assume they will go in /etc/sysconfig/iptables. You can run them manually by prefixing with the 'ipbables' command. I wrote this without looking … [View More]

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Tor node break-in attempts
by Larry Brandt 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Hello, I need some advise on a situation new to me. I operate a VPS exit node in Romania, a VPS guard node in the Czech Republic, a middle node and bridge in the US. All are SSH public key authentication protocol 2. Over the last 5 weeks all of these servers have been under attack by IPs in the range 43.229.52.00 to 43.229.55.255. Maybe 24 different IP addresses. I have contacted the operator in Hong Kong on four different occasions but I've received no relief from the attempted … [View More]

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Re: [tor-relays] Optimizing TOR Relay
by Volker Mink 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Here we go. Thats the input i needed. Regarding to >> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/E20FF09A9A800B16C1C7C16E8C0DF95F46F64… my advertised Bandwith is 681.33 KB/s , which is little more than 5MBps. So its kinda "maxed out" . > On 22 Oct 2015, at 01:42, 12xBTM <12xbtm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Here's your problem: > >> On 21.10.15 8:20, Volker Mink wrote: >> Upstream 5 MBps Tor bandwidth usage is more or less symmetric upstream / downstream. So you'll … [View More]

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Re: [tor-relays] Optimizing TOR Relay
by Volker Mink 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Its a Pi1, model B with 512MB RAM. RelayBandwidthRate 10000 KB # Throttle traffic to 1000KB/s (800Kbps) RelayBandwidthBurst 20000 KB # But allow bursts up to 2000KB/s (1600Kbps) MaxAdvertisedBandwidth 10000 KB (anything to change here?) I have a 60MBit Internet Connection at home with a static IP-Adress. Downstream about 65MBps, Upstream 5 MBps. Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 20:10:44 -0400 From: 12xBTM <12xbtm(a)gmail.com> To: tor-relays(a)lists.… [View More]

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