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Changing ulimit for debian-tor
by Lluís 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

The limit to open files is set to 1024 by default in my system. So it is for the "debian-tor" user, too. It seems to me a bit low. I tried to rise it a whit through "sudo" and getting a shell for debian-tor, but it doesn't work. Can I use PAM-LIMIT with tor ? If not, how can I set ulimit for debian-tor when booting ? And when restarting tor ? BTW, may the open files ulimit preclude a relay to get the "guard" flag ? thanks in advance, Lluís Spain

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specifying your own entrance and exit nodes
by Seth 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Assuming there are certain Tor notes being run by parties hostile to my own interests, what are the pros and cons of specifying one's own list of trusted entrance and exit nodes? I run a Tor relay at home 24/7 and use that as my entrance point. I do this to provide cover traffic for my own Tor use as well as help out the network. I also try to use Tor for all my daily web browsing when possible. This has given be a lot of headaches. Besides the demoralizing barrage of Cloudfare … [View More]

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Re: [tor-relays] No obfs3 traffic at all on bridge
by TheGreatWent 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

From: Marco Gruß<tor-relays(a)email.todmue.de> > Hello, > > my obfs3 bridge has now been up for > 20 days. > > I have iptables rules in place to count packets. To date, > I have not seen a single packet to either the obfs3 or > the scramblesuit port. Both are working though, I just > tried them with the Tor Browser. > > Is this a good sign (i.e. the bridge is still in reserve) > or a bad sign (something's wrong)? > I set one up around the same … [View More]

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exit policy to reflect country-wide ban
by Vladimir Ivanov 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

hi. Recently, github was blocked in Russia (see discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8692584) The ban is executed by all major ISPs (comply with this regulation is necessary to keep the telecom license so no ISP is risking to disobey), this means that if your exit node happens to be in Russia, you're out of luck when you try to connect to github. Some suggest marking exit nodes in Russia as bad exits because connecting via them leads to various problems (like node provider … [View More]

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No obfs3 traffic at all on bridge
by Marco Gruß 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Hello, my obfs3 bridge has now been up for > 20 days. I have iptables rules in place to count packets. To date, I have not seen a single packet to either the obfs3 or the scramblesuit port. Both are working though, I just tried them with the Tor Browser. Is this a good sign (i.e. the bridge is still in reserve) or a bad sign (something's wrong)? Thanks for any help! Marco

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According to globe and atlas, bridges have guard flags, while they actually don't have them at all...
by Justaguy 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

What is the cause for this behavior? https://globe.thecthulhu.com/#/bridge/286FD249840142D1C7536C2D12FDBE5EA63AD… https://atlas.thecthulhu.com/#details/286FD249840142D1C7536C2D12FDBE5EA63AD… -- Contact: Irc, justaguy @ Freenode or OFTC OTR fingerprint: FF6D1AC2 13F38B15 EDB21522 D3530A6F 6EE01996

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Re: [tor-relays] Guard flag and some irregularities
by Sebastian Urbach 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

On December 6, 2014 9:41:34 PM Rafael Rodriguez <rafaelr(a)icctek.com> wrote: Hi, > https://atlas.thecthulhu.com/#details/48ADFCC561402D7EBB1CDE233F206B01D8FA0… > > > 1- Is it ok for the Guard flag to come and go so often? I do not see > anything wrong with my relay and it is pushing up to 12MBs at times. >From what i can see the numbers are way lower than that. Recently the criterias to qualify as a guard changed, i assume that you drop out of the guard position … [View More]

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Guard flag and some irregularities
by Rafael Rodriguez 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

https://atlas.thecthulhu.com/#details/48ADFCC561402D7EBB1CDE233F206B01D8FA0… 1- Is it ok for the Guard flag to come and go so often? I do not see anything wrong with my relay and it is pushing up to 12MBs at times. Most of the time, my relay pushes between 3-7MB/s constantly and that's fine. But there are occasions in which I see it spike and send out as much as 12MB/s when I have set a limit of @6MB/s. 2- Is Tor not respecting the limits? If it doesn't respect the limits consistently it … [View More]

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Running a New Relay
by Abhiram Chintangal 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Hello, About two days ago, I started running my first tor relay using a digital ocean vps instance. Yesterday, I found this nice article[1] about the life-cycle of a tor relay. It was a great read and I think I understanding of how tor works has improved quite a bit. Currently, my relay[2] whose up-time is roughly 2 days 18 hours doesn't have any active circuits ( via tor-arm). Since its in the unmeasured phase( days 0-3) shouldn't it be making circuits back to itself? I believe the number … [View More]

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Atlas slow/not working?
by Abhiram Chintangal 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Hello, I am not able to check my relays status via Atlas for the last two days. Any ideas? Thanks -- Abhiram Chintangal I guess we agree with reason, but now it's a matter of disposition.

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