On 2/10/13 8:20 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
Hello,
I'm operating 6 relays in the EC2 where 4/6 claim to be located outside the US but only 1/6 show up as outside of the US based on the IP address and report on atlas (https://atlas.torproject.org/#search/relay1org, don't heckle, I'm getting an idea of pricing and boosting speed over the next 5 months).
Hi David,
Atlas is wrong here, because its back-end service Onionoo uses an outdated GeoIP database. I'll look into updating it today.
Recent Tor clients use an updated GeoIP database which resolves these addresses to US, JP, IE, US, AU, and SG.
(I can't say much about the rest of your question, and rather than guessing, I'll leave it to somebody else.)
Best, Karsten
Now, I'm curious if the IP address vs region it's supposedly operating in matters at all. Will people in the middle east be less likely to connect to my Tokyo/Singapore based relays because the IP address shows its in the USA? Or any other issues?
Also, if this does in fact affect the effectiveness of my relays in those regions, has anyone had experience being able to acquire an IP from Amazon for other regions? I do not have a support contract, since I'm paying for this out of my own pocket so I'm unable to contact tech support. I would be inclined to pay whatever fees it costs to get it done, if I knew exactly what it is I need to do.
- David
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