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Hello Sylvain!
I can only tell that I deal with a similar question.
But at 1st: Please upgrade to an actual Linux or BSD, in your own interest. WinXP is out of date since 4/2014, and the IP of your computer with an outdated OS is published on multiple lists of anonymizing relays. There can't be a better invitation to crackers. Coming from Windows, a user-friendly Linux like Mint or Ubuntu might be a good choice for you (or does anyone here know a /userfriendly/ BSD ? :-) ). The whole OS including the Firewall is pre-configured, there is not much work left.
The bandwith: I also run a small internal relay, Ueberwachungsstaat (= surveillance society) in Austria. I found 4 to 5 different numbers for the average bandwidth:
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_Empire64_
I Tor Network Map, Vidalia
Empire64 (Online) Location: Canada IP Address: 70.81.135.152 Bandwidth: 9.00 KB/s Uptime: 11 hours 38 mins 53 secs Last Updated: 2014-07-19 02:27:25 GMT
II Message Log, Vidalia
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III Atlas (1)
81.9 kBps
IV Onioo (2)
80.0 kBps (advertised)
V Blutmagie (3)
3.3 kBps
_Ueberwachungsstaat_
I Tor Network Map, Vidalia
Ueberwachungsstaat (Online) Location: Austria IP Address: 194.96.5.19 Bandwidth: 12.00 KB/s Uptime: 20 hours 59 mins 23 secs Last Updated: 2014-07-18 17:07:34 GMT
II Message Log, Vidalia
Jul 19 09:04:34.476 [Notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 14:01 hours, with 2 circuits open. I've sent 657.26 MB and received 790.30 MB.
=> Upload 13.3 kBps, Download 16.0 kBps
III Atlas (4)
92.7 kBps
IV Onioo
92.5 kBps (Advertised)
V Blutmagie (6)
1.3 kBps
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So the kBps from Blutmagie seem to be too low and Atlas and Onioo to high. Perhaps there the count-logic is different. The most reliable numbers should be the ones calculated from the message log, assuming that Tor counts the bits correctly. Also the number from the Network Map fits well.
What works to my experience, when your relay does not do anything at all: Turn it off for one or two days and start it again with changed port numbers. Sometimes my relay forwards only 10 to 20 MB a day, and in that case I try to fix it the prescribed way. Most times it works, sometimes not.
I operate it at a simple DSL line of Austrian ISP A1, 8192 kBps D, 768 kBps U. The bandwidth limit is 200 (400) kBps.
Why only 6.7 % of the bandwidth limit are used: I just don't know.
Best regards, and: Stay wiretapped!
Anton
1) https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/E1DFC86060848E0FDCC7B0F072FA9EBAC639DA... 2) https://onionoo.torproject.org/details?search=empire64 3) https://torstatus.blutmagie.de/router_detail.php?FP=e1dfc86060848e0fdcc7b0f0... 4) https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/4B46A52249A529324B030970E2B39AAEA7A4A7... 5) https://onionoo.torproject.org/details?search=Ueberwachungsstaat 6) https://torstatus.blutmagie.de/router_detail.php?FP=4b46a52249a529324b030970...
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On 19/07/14 05:15, B00ze/Empire wrote:
Good day.
I hope this is the correct mailing list for this.
I run a small relay, alias "Empire64" (I tried an exit once, but my IP was then banned at several places, so back to only a relay) on Win Xp. It is very small (bandwidth 80k, burst 160k) but it used to be smaller (64k). Back when it was 64k, I still had a lot of traffic, and in Vidalia's "View the network" list of relays, I was listed as a 64k node. Now that I have increased bandwidth and would like to increase it more depending on how much traffic this creates, I see that no one uses my relay, I have practically no traffic. I think this is because in the "View the network" list, I am listed as a 10k node! I know that Tor has changed since I ran the relay at 64k. If I understand correctly, the Tor network now TESTS for bandwidth before accepting the declared bandwidth in the torRC file. Well obviously, this testing is not working for me. I have "attached" a screenshot of one of the rare times when I do have traffic - as you can see, my node DOES run @ 80k. But, see the other "attached" pic, I am showing in the list as a 10k node. Also, the Atlas shows me as UNNAMMED, I don't understand why, I am the only one with that alias...
Tor80k screenshot: https://unsee.cc/sumipoge/ (it needs javascript) Tor10k screenshot: https://unsee.cc/deguzoba/
Can you guys help me with this? I'd like to contribute to the network but its not working for me now, and besides, the more traffic goes through me, the better it hides my own traffic; I want more :-)
My uptime (from the Atlas): 22 days 3 hours 23 minutes and 16 seconds Fingerprint: E1DFC86060848E0FDCC7B0F072FA9EBAC639DA66 Platform: Tor 0.2.4.21 on Windows XP (updated to 2.4.22 just now)
Thank you. Best Regards,