Here is a traceroute from *Verizon Wireless*:
$ traceroute 86.59.21.38
traceroute to 86.59.21.38 (86.59.21.38), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 * * *
2 9.sub-66-174-32.myvzw.com (66.174.32.9) 329.758 ms 57.492 ms 24.798 ms
3 130.sub-69-83-185.myvzw.com (69.83.185.130) 39.733 ms 39.718 ms 37.786 ms
4 50.sub-69-83-184.myvzw.com (69.83.184.50) 39.368 ms 40.511 ms 40.054 ms
5 154.sub-69-83-185.myvzw.com (69.83.185.154) 44.532 ms 34.662 ms 40.481 ms
6 128.sub-69-83-176.myvzw.com (69.83.176.128) 30.812 ms 39.507 ms 37.513 ms
7 240.sub-69-83-163.myvzw.com (69.83.163.240) 44.676 ms 40.649 ms 38.747 ms
8 240.sub-69-83-163.myvzw.com (69.83.163.240) 42.064 ms 38.522 ms 39.267 ms
9 217.sub-66-174-32.myvzw.com (66.174.32.217) 35.631 ms 39.501 ms 40.307 ms
10 * * *
I can't get past 66.174.32.217 which is:
AS6167
66.174.0.0/16
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless
--Sina
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 6:01 PM, Matthew Finkel <matthew.finkel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 08:12:50PM -0400, Neel Chauhan wrote:
> > Hi tor-relays mailing list,
> >
> > I have noticed that the Tor consensus server tor26 (https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/847B1F850344D7876491A54892F904934E4EB85D)
> > is blocked on Verizon's UUNET (AS701) backbone, and therefore, Verizon's
> > retail services like FiOS and Wireless. I can confirm this on FiOS, but I
> > don't use Verizon Wireless (my smartphone uses Sprint) so I can't test it
> > there.
> >
> > A traceroute to tor26's IP address 86.59.21.38 from a Brooklyn apartment
> > shows this is filtered on Verizon's backbone:
>
> Interesting, thanks for noticing this and investigating.
>
> From an Optimum Online connection I can reach tor26:
>
> $ traceroute -n 86.59.21.38
> traceroute to 86.59.21.38 (86.59.21.38), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
> [...]
> 9 * * *
> 10 4.69.203.210 87.969 ms 93.582 ms 90.246 ms
> 11 4.68.110.66 91.896 ms 89.551 ms 87.997 ms
> 12 130.244.38.232 89.958 ms 94.470 ms 95.286 ms
> 13 130.244.71.47 132.933 ms 131.108 ms 131.941 ms
> 14 212.152.189.65 132.910 ms 128.954 ms 149.351 ms
> 15 86.59.118.145 110.832 ms 111.453 ms 112.767 ms
> 16 86.59.21.38 116.790 ms 117.539 ms 117.448 ms
>
> > In a normal traceroute, you will see ALTER.NET at hop 5. Also, the subnet
> > 86.59.21.0/24 is not filtered on UUNET. A traceroute to 86.59.21.1 works:
> >
>
> I also receive a response from the IP address immediate below tor26's:
>
> $ traceroute -n 86.59.21.37
> traceroute to 86.59.21.37 (86.59.21.37), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
> [...]
> 9 * * *
> 10 4.69.203.210 88.174 ms 92.438 ms 92.715 ms
> 11 4.68.110.66 90.381 ms 89.487 ms 89.491 ms
> 12 130.244.38.232 92.294 ms 91.150 ms 93.985 ms
> 13 130.244.71.47 131.010 ms 131.173 ms 131.000 ms
> 14 212.152.189.65 131.932 ms 130.328 ms 136.155 ms
> 15 86.59.118.145 261.323 ms 261.824 ms 261.783 ms
> 16 86.59.21.37 122.162 ms 121.369 ms 118.289 ms
>
> > I got in contact with Peter Palfrader and he says he couldn't help, and also
> > with Verizon FiOS support and they said the filtering 'isn't on Verizon's
> > network' (read: isn't on Verizon's internal FiOS network but still on
> > Verizon's AS701 which I have to go to to get anywhere on the Internet here).
>
> Unfortunately, no surprises there. Peter won't have any control over
> this, and FiOS won't take the blame for this.
>
> > But if Verizon didn't unblock tor26, could it actually mean that Verizon
> > wants to discourage Tor (and VPN/proxy) use to try to mine information of
> > their customers (and sell ads/information) and direct users to VZ-owned AOL
> > and Yahoo? Well, I hope they were just sloppy and don't mean to wage war on
> > Tor.
>
> Yeah, either they don't understand how Tor works, or they blocked
> tor26's IP address for another reason (not because it's a directory
> authority).
>
> >
> > While I'm not saying you should avoid using anything Verizon at all costs (I
> > certainly wouldn't want to go to the local cable company), I just want to
> > point out a blocked consensus server.
>
> It's absolutely something we should keep an eye on, especially in the US
> as ISPs begin testing the FCC's (reinstated) laissez faire policy.
>
> Thanks.
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