Plan: Configure relay on local cable connection (Century Link). The idea
is to have the relay proofed operational the way I want it and then move
it (torrc) to a droplet after it has been in operation for three days. Doing
this saves cost in downloading to the droplet.

Modem Zyxel C3000 was set to port forward on 9001, 9030, and 9050

IP 192.XXX.X.X

Turn off UpnP (plug and play) <relay fails with it on>

GUFW is set to allow the above ports – reload to allow changes

after much struggling/research to open ports 9001/9030

nc -zv 127.0.0.1 9001/9030

Connection to 127.0.0.1 9001 port [tcp/*] succeeded! <9030 also>

Alrighty then!

Tor –verify-config <many probs here, but cleared> No complaints

NOTE: I know tor.Nyx should not be run as root, I get that. Tor/Nyx
are running as root. I don’t know how to use debian-tor as usr. Nyx
shows in it’s configuration as usr debian-tor. Su debian-tor produces
a rollover back to root usr prompt.

service tor start

Nyx – No complaints, running as default. After just two minutes of
operation the relay was running at 2 MB/s with bursts up to 3 MB/s.
After the obligatory/frustrating twenty minute wait for or/dirport
hand shaking I get: orport/dirport unreachable…. Adnauseum!
Changed IP address to one given by tor, still unreachable. Lastly,
I removed the 900l/9030 ports from the modem and installed
6969 as the orport. Changed GUFW, verified the changes took
place, changed ip to real world IP 63.xxx.xxx.xxx in torrc. Hand
shaking to the orport was almost immediate. Right now, the relay
after twenty hours of operation is tortusing along at 20 B/s.
Which to me is pure BS.

Can someone give me some idea’s as to what I am doing wrong?

Kathi