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Tor Consensus Weight Stuck at 20 (Even on Relay with "Stable" Flag)
by Neel Chauhan 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi, I have a Tor relay (https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/342587A287603040A49BB364D72EAC0B6BC3D…) running from a FreeBSD server at my house on with a 5 megabit upstream connection. I have seen that lately, Tor's "Consensus Weight" value on this relay has not been going anywhere above (or below) 20. My relay has gotten the "Stable" flag, but yet didn't see it's consensus weight value rise. I decided to look at https://consensus-health.torproject.org/, and saw that two of the four bandwidth consensus servers, namely tor26 (86.59.21.38) and longclaw (199.254.238.52) don't seem to be calculating any consensus value for Tor relays in the last few days. Has anyone else been having this problem? And if the Tor consensus operators are reading this, (approximately) when would this problem get resolved? Thanks, Neel Chauhan

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Tor relay/btc node script
by torelay 18 May '15

18 May '15

I've written my first script. It is to automate the process of setting up a tor relay/bridge (published or not) and a bitcoin full node (with hidden service url and/or clearnet ip) on a fresh debian os. The script is at https://github.com/mktx-code/relay-node. To write it I used a combination of the sky-ip tuts and random github codes for syntax and structuring. Please give me any comments criticisms. Appreciated.

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Re: [tor-relays] Windows Tor Server Guide
by Ben Serebin 18 May '15

18 May '15

Hi there... 1st post (I figured after years of donating to EFF, I should run a tor relay). I've searched and read many posts on tor-relays and the best Windows Tor Server Guide I found was this below one by Rafael Rodriguez. A few questions, and apologies if they seem silly, but there is scant info out there for us Windows admins. - is a web server needed? - the below email post had the slashes stripped from the path entries which makes it tricky to follow (talk about an annoying mail-list process). Overall, throw all the files in a single dir? - before I load it as a service, once all files and config the "torrc" can I just launch the tor.exe and then test it's working? - is this the only way to run a relay on Windows? Hoping there's a special approach to simplify the process (now I know why there aren't more of them). Thanks, -Ben Rafael Rodriguez rafaelr at icctek.com Wed Nov 5 00:47:46 UTC 2014 Previous message: [tor-relays] Windows Tor Server Guide Next message: [tor-relays] Windows Tor Server Guide Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hi, here is it. Please, feel free to contribute to it. RUNNING A TOR SERVER IN WINDOWS - Download latest Tor Browser Bundle. - Install to c:tor - Create a temporary folder on your Desktop and name it "server". - Copy all files from C:TorBrowserTorBrowserDataTor to the "server" folder on the Desktop. - Browse to C:TorBrowserTorBrowserTor; delete the folder "PluggableTransports" and it content. - Copy all files from C:TorBrowserTorBrowserTor to the "server" folder on the Desktop. - Browse to C:Tor and delete everything inside that folder. C:Tor should be completely empty at this point. - Move all files from the "server" folder on your Desktop to C:Tor - Browse to C:Tor and create a new folder named "datadir". - Create a new text file in C:Tor named "notices" (I myself use notices.log but we want to keep it simple for users who may not know how to change the file extension from .txt to .log) - EDIT C:TORTORRC FILE: (this could be the torrc-defaults file and all its comments). Note that the sample below is just for references. Each user needs to define her/his own parameters based on their own needs and that's impossible for me to cover in a single file for everyone. Hence, each parameter should be included in the torrc-defaults with due comments to be used as reference. Also, noted that I'm using IPv4 geoip by default. Users using IPv6 should define geoip6 in their torrc file. Then again, I cannot use a single sample file for all deployments. The defaults file should be used as reference once again. DATADIRECTORY .DATADIR LOG NOTICE FILE .NOTICES.TXT GEOIPFILE .GEOIP AvoidDiskWrites 1 SocksPort 0 ORPort 9001 DirPort 9030 ExitPolicy reject *:* Nickname RelayBandwidthRate RelayBandwidthBurst Up until this point, all I've written is nothing more than using the default Tor Bundle to create a "Server" package. All steps above could be made easier for users if a "Tor Windows Server" package was available for download on the Tor Project or somewhere else. I refuse the idea of creating such package myself to distribute it since many packages could start floating on the net and bad intentioned people could bundle them with arbitrary code, viruses and so on. A Windows Installer package can be built for distribution though. Next, I will address the two main things we need to run tor as a Windows service (server): 1- Install Tor as Windows Service. 2- Security (Isolating the Tor service). INSTALL TOR AS WINDOWS SERVICE I personally use nssm [2] (Non-Sucking Service Manager) myself to register the service but feel free to use default Windows tools for registering Tor service if you believe so. Anyways, irrespective the tool used to register the Tor service, we just need the following: Service: C:Tortor.exe Name: TorServer Parameters: -f C:Tortorrc Start the TorServer service and everything should just work at this point. The datadir directory will be populated with tor files once started and the notices.txt file will also reflect so. SECURITY (Quick explanation - We can go into details later) - Create a Standard user account and name it Tor with a strong password. - Policies: 1- Deny access to this computer from the network 2- Deny log on locally 3- Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services - NTFS Permissions for Tor windows user account: 1- Read/Write permissions to datadir folder 2- Read/Write permissions to notices.txt or (notices.log) file - Open Services, Start -> Run -> type "services.msc" without quotes, press enter and your Services window will pop up. Scroll down and find the TorServer service and double click it. Move to the LOG ON tab and set the "Log on as: This account: .TOR. Enter the strong password for the Tor user account in the password field and apply changes. Restart the service and now Tor will be running in its own isolated/limited account in Windows.

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Job for tor.service failed.
by tor-server-creator＠use.startmail.com 14 May '15

14 May '15

hi there. 0.2.5.12 on debian jessie: "service tor reload" causes message: "Job for tor.service failed. See 'systemctl status tor.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details." it says something like "failed to start LSB"? any advice for me please? cheers

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Authdir is rejecting routers in this range
by Tim Semeijn 13 May '15

13 May '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In my venture to find more ISPs to house Tor Exit nodes I have recently set up a node in Switzerland (Private Layer - 179.43.160.41). When running Tor 6 out of 9 Authdirs are rejecting the node: - ---- May 12 20:31:02.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '86.59.21.38:80'. Please correct. May 12 20:31:02.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '131.188.40.189:80'. Please correct. May 12 20:31:02.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '171.25.193.9:443'. Please correct. May 12 20:31:02.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '208.83.223.34:443'. Please correct. May 12 20:31:02.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '199.254.238.52:80'. Please correct. May 12 20:32:04.000 [warn] http status 400 ("Authdir is rejecting routers in this range.") response from dirserver '154.35.175.225:80'. Please correct. - ---- I looked through the mailing lists and blog posts to find out if this range was mentioned somewhere to see why it gets rejected but I could not find anything. Can anyone shed some light on why this range would be blocked and if there is any chance it will get accepted again in the near future? Best regards, - -- Tim Semeijn Babylon Network pgp 0x5B8A4DDF -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVUloCAAoJEIZioqpbik3fc/UQAKWstydq4S2OjRko7jhd1oXS kcde4a39nk1lvB/YtHCZJtHVkyypnLbdjmvPlcVSIk3Qqaj/40lu05caWThq5ZgI y90SEnumUHaWslYtKVUAFmgQAXv7lkAs6Svf3ZxZ9PT+NQMpWhyrrlmJ2hakF01Q /z46NU9YhL2dqCXG/w75gmrP87aYZ/2jOMIEZxi4ZIp6OlJXIGoaI8lCQrYWFstH zuC1JDnPwgGhqnB//JBKilrwEalk/kXZDodWpHvllUDqywvn1OOn/Do2JRETqxuV czVy7Ez/s19fk1ltWZyblDS6xsT0gYowH3c0zYovY/s0G1Y7KD50Jr1MEVpiv19/ 9NBHErEUEec8C+h6UoiSXoDKg5Q999uEtMJNJ0/AzlvyWN3+eXtNc/XmBpxzbIGR gQ+w30vyQNwXJFZkpq0wGIXSbXWpsgKYyxNRnokCNFx/AQpjGFUBauXDj5EcpzXJ m3on4LHH9IYbek3EKjhivJ2MjK5lRfjtINtoBx8nanliOY21Pf9js+bAxDFhorhZ wFdijEVGvoUlu/SWOlEuaQlNSBoVXxqBQQo/MVSgJpMUNRngshQslg9qI42Bd5Pn pxJ44X161/PUdChWc6hQ01dAXLNFR07+1OT/9vnSRBaaHFsstU3gI99hFZ1chhps BK+QwwxupISJchliUZZ1 =nWDs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Port configuration on non-exit relay
by aredocilla＠gmail.com 13 May '15

13 May '15

Hi all, I'm running a non-exit on Amazon EC2. I followed the (out-of-date) docs online (which are no longer online!), which instructed me to open the following inbound ports in the security policy: 52176, 40872, 22, 443. Obviously 22 is for SSH, and 443 seems to be the standard choice for ORPort. What are the other two for? They don't seem to be used; should I disable them? The other thing is: I've enabled obfsproxy with obfs3 and obfs4 bound to different ports on 0.0.0.0: ServerTransportListenAddr obfs3 0.0.0.0:587 ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0:80 Is that optimal? Presumably also: - I should add additional lines for listening on [::] on the same ports to enable ipv6 obfsproxy connections; - I should also open these ports in the security policy? Best wishes, allicoder -- PGP key available on request

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Hivelocity is not longer serving my needs.
by Geo Rift 11 May '15

11 May '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 I've had my exit relay running on a spare Hivelocity server that I had for 17 days now. Even after a reduced exit policy I continued to receive abuse reports. They have now asked that I stop running a tor relay on the server. I'm looking for a decent provider that can suit my needs of running a fast exit node. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks, Tim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Mailvelope v0.13.1 Comment: https://www.mailvelope.com wsFcBAEBCAAQBQJVUM1qCRC8Tq5FO2jmKgAA9aAP/3rWozZ63GiGG28/UsWT Ap4ygekHqXvKPzpbUJz7mwxgk0AzCydgaLKaYHvl4jgEgXuwAXSCfSyZS27E jOd72A6Qk36dtsVSgzBbFFyiT3f30mAZIBc+KCyhZ6fEQ5Rb5v0mJWz1nlyA BfvYjTF6eZgLaLcyPt8RPJoITyV6df+RUbaUAstoqql+cZn7Wnoj9P6rbM3h aSPFD2llWQorGxgRX7vJzuytJqZEIvhLoI/eakClyTKrNi2AosCn2rzKwB4C oTv4wmlbbZnhSXvT8jdqBXzQl1va2XPaSErXTfkREzQ6Pg+LEG1lr+AGTFAE JRMx5MN79YQtX86XnxZsCHxqLD8mqz1Kw2/lr6rNWWcxZH+tmXfKqpmCr6/b 9Jjttd2qUQctOQZEYYoMSsIx1s269km1X6WB4tvYrx8NuBaqsFUuoEndeEpD AvF2mlL5mhUjGxE4q9UERGm7KTVLf1MfqPNdpWjpepxy2eATjaOyo+tnswIZ vM1h7x/Ky2KQG9240k1U6vfiqaRV82FNRvIhbrKgCtiZ3+CrqLNx4UXwcMVt tqGqC86xX5ip4W+iyuVOOApV86V6U047ovPmiRV9XRv+44v8UFgGZA58Zobg sCsFluaLICo857y4WPsiHjXwA5IHy9hI1kVAyJB2Qo9yIApGGlL9RhVhFDBI B4Nm =L3ny -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [tor-relays] RelayBandwidthRate vs AccountingMax
by teor 11 May '15

11 May '15

> Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 23:13:18 +0100 > From: Christopher Baines <mail(a)cbaines.net> > > I run this relay [1], and currently use the following config: > 1: > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/91F4DFA04743755C8551A12F8C4065F79786B… > > RelayBandwidthRate 1.7 MB > RelayBandwidthBurst 20 MB > > This keeps it from using more than ~3TB of bandwidth in a month. > However, I wonder if this is beneficial for the network, over using the > AccountingMax instead? If you use "AccountingMax 3TB" and "AccountingStart month 1 00:00" (or whenever your rollover date is), the relay will go at full speed, use all the quota you specify, then hibernate for the rest of the month. The next month, it will calculate the maximum start date that it could start at to use all the bandwidth at a similar rate to last month, then wake at a random interval between the start of the month and the calculated date. Note that the AccountingMax quota will make the relay hibernate when either the download or the upload individually hit the quota. If you want the sum of both, use "AccountingRule sum". If you use RelayBandwidthRate, the relay will go at partial speed, and may not use all the quota if there are any quiet periods. Personally, I'd rather have faster relays for part of the month, but others favour stable relays for the entire month. It may also depend on whether your relay is one or more of: * a guard, where stability would be a priority, * a middle (that is, not guard or exit), where there is plenty of bandwidth, and therefore speed would be a priority, and/or * an exit, where speed would again be a priority… as far as I can work it out, anyway. Both stable relays and fast relays are a valuable contribution, please contribute what you think the Tor network needs most. teor teor2345 at gmail dot com pgp 0xABFED1AC https://gist.github.com/teor2345/d033b8ce0a99adbc89c5 teor at blah dot im OTR D5BE4EC2 255D7585 F3874930 DB130265 7C9EBBC7

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RelayBandwidthRate vs AccountingMax
by Christopher Baines 10 May '15

10 May '15

I run this relay [1], and currently use the following config: RelayBandwidthRate 1.7 MB RelayBandwidthBurst 20 MB This keeps it from using more than ~3TB of bandwidth in a month. However, I wonder if this is beneficial for the network, over using the AccountingMax instead? Thanks, Chris 1: https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/91F4DFA04743755C8551A12F8C4065F79786B…

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descriptions still valid?
by tor-server-creator＠use.startmail.com 10 May '15

10 May '15

dear relayoperators, i wonder if descriptions on http://www.torservers.net/wiki/setup/server are still valid for debian jessie dist? particular chmod 700 ~/.ssh and wget https://www.torservers.net/misc/config/sshd_config thanks for helping out. cheers

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