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Restarting Tor
by sysmanager7 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Greetings All, I have three relays that are in need of an upgrade and reboot. What is the best way to restart these relays without loosing flags or time? Secondly how long can a relay be down before flags are dropped? Thank you for any help! Sysop Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email.

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relayor v21.1.0 is released
by nusenu 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Hi, relayor v21.1.0 is released. relayor is an ansible role that helps you with running tor relays with minimal effort (automate everything). https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor Changes since relayor v21.0.1 https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor/releases/tag/v21.1.0 - generate ContactInfo v2 proof files for easy publishing (if enabled) - update apt cache if it is older than one day before installing dependencies (patch by @tsekityam) #219 #220 - increase min. ansible version 2.9.13 -> 2.9.23 - increase min. tor version 0.3.5 -> 0.4.5 - Debian 11, FreeBSD 13 and OpenBSD 6.9 are supported kind regards, nusenu -- https://nusenu.github.io

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Connection Reset and IO Timeout errors on 0.4.6.7 with libnss
by theintern 09 Oct '21

09 Oct '21

Has anyone else on this list had issues with compiled versions of 0.4.6.7 in which the --enable-libnss is enabled?

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Unreachable DirPorts
by Arlen Yaroslav 08 Oct '21

08 Oct '21

Hi to all relay operators! I run two Tor relays: 77D08850C1EE8587451F838D3F49874F75B0B1AC 09A70E396DE93F54D4541BBB0EC8E2B23761F34F They both have DirPorts configured on port 80. I can connect to this port on both hosts externally. However, Relay Search is showing the ports as either unreachable or unconfigured and is not showing the 'Latest server descriptor' and 'Latest extra-info descriptor' buttons at the bottom of the page. Would anyone be able help me troubleshoot this? Many thanks and regards, Arlen

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Re: [tor-relays] Overloaded state indicator on relay-search
by Gary C. New 05 Oct '21

05 Oct '21

David Goulet: Will you confirm whether the Advertised Bandwidth metric is also client initiated (I'm assuming to the Directory Authority)? I have a 250Mb pipe and have seen a maximum Advertised Bandwidth rate of 4MB/s with my Tor relay. I know resource constraint must be factored in, but I would expect better than 4MB/s. I believe I remember reading it was based on an average 10 second burst rate, but in what direction is the connection initiated? Thanks, again. Gary

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Re: [tor-relays] Overloaded state indicator on relay-search
by Bleedangel Tor Admin 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

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New round of measuring the accuracy of Tor relays' advertised bandwidth
by Georg Koppen 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

Hello! You might recall we ran two "speed tests" so far for investigating the accuracy of a relay's advertised bandwidth, one in 2021[1] and another one earlier this year[2]. We gonna pick this test up again this week. However, this time it won't be just a single run but we are rather scheduling the experiment to be on for two weeks and then off for two weeks for the upcoming weeks/months (see: the third item in our network experiments strategy[3] for some rationale). More exactly: we'll run our measurement script for roughly one week, then wait about a week for flooded values leaving the relay descriptors, then 2 weeks off, then starting again... The experiment itself has not changed: we are planning to download several large data streams for a period of about 20 seconds with the goal to get a better estimation of the relay's true capacity. There are more details related to this experiment in particular in an older mailing list thread[1], in case anyone is interested and has not seen those yet. As in previous instances of this "speed test" there is the option for an opt-out. Let us know if any of you doesn't want to participate and we remove your relay(s) from the list to scan. Finally, an up-to-date status about the flooding being on/off (and other experiments scheduled) can be found on our status page[4]. Thanks, Georg [1] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2019-July/017535.htmlff. [2] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-May/019649.html [3] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/team/-/wikis/Network-exper… [4] https://status.torproject.org/affected/network-experiments/

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tor version question
by torix 22 Sep '21

22 Sep '21

Dear All, I can see in OrNetStats that I have several relays marked as having a vulnerable Tor version. But when I checked and tried to update them, I was told that everything was up to date. In 2 cases relays rented at the same time on the same host have different versions. AlexHost running FreeBSD release 12.1 and 12.2 respectively: 0.4.6.7 and 0.4.5.8 CoolComputers both running Centos8.4.2105: 0.4.6.6 and 0.4.5.10 I'm not sure why the same package repo would cough up different tor versions for different servers - is the answer to sit tight and wait for the older versions to catch up, or is there a way to force the older ones to update to a newer tor version? (My oldest version is 0.4.5.8). TIA, --Torix

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Need help with Dir Address and Exit Address
by Bleedangel Tor Admin 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hi all I have an exit relay running, and all is working well. I am a stickler though, and i notice when i search my relay on the metrics page, the following two items are listed as 'none': Dir Address Exit Address Can anyone help me to get these reporting properly? I have a V2 Directory flag and my dir port is 9030. I am allowing ipv4 exits. Metric page for reference: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/5161B1C501805A0D3E9F87AFCAC9… Thanks for any help you can give! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: ProtonMail wnUEARYKAAYFAmFJOgQAIQkQ07hp34FMyg4WIQSgEMifmnN5ohFWvfnTuGnf gUzKDs8DAP4hSvlEPrlDkIY5vlLULhJHuNVbq/UT3r5mfBg/cg+p0wEAltfV bPlU/3wfg7j0b31h6R4g+Ik+96fkoq9VTqiydQg= =6AAW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Ripped off relay name
by xplato 20 Sep '21

20 Sep '21

Just curious a relay appeared with a nearly identical name to a relay I have run for a while. Is this just a lack of creativity or something that I should be concerned about? The name is fairly unique and the new relay is almost identical in name. Sent from ProtonMail for iOS

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