Hi, On 19.07.2013 11:05, nobleeightfoldpath@lavabit.com wrote:
The bridge runs a few days and I see: flags: no, and there is nearly zero traffic [...]
Bridges are handed out one by one to users from the pool of all bridges. After a few days, only few users (if any) have been given your bridge address. Then, every user is different: Some just try it out once, some use it from time to time, and others are heavy users.
How can I check my bridge is really working?
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do so yet, apart from watching Tor's logfile for error messages. You can look up your bridge in the database, but it is not straightforward: For security reasons, the database does not contain your bridge fingerprint, but a hash of your fingerprint. Example in python:
from binascii import a2b_hex from hashlib import sha1 sha1(a2b_hex("<BRIDGEFP>")).hexdigest()
Take that result:
https://onionoo.torproject.org/details?search=<FP_HASH>
Another question comes up. I use a cable connection to my ISP and they don't change my IP address, until plugging off my modem and wait an hour... I think if my bridge IP address is some day on some black lists, it could be an adventage if my IP address changes, right? If so, what changing time is fine, every day?
This is a fine question. It depends on who uses your bridge when, and in what countries. I would not change address daily, but maybe every 2 weeks or every month.