[tor-bugs] #2787 [Tor Relay]: DNS Connection for Non-exits
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#2787: DNS Connection for Non-exits
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Reporter: atagar | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: Tor Relay | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Hi. When the ORPort is set Tor makes connections to the system's
resolvers:
atagar at fenrir:~$ netstat -np | grep "ESTABLISHED 3776/tor"
...
tcp 0 0 10.243.55.20:49947 206.217.215.183:53
ESTABLISHED 3776/tor
udp 0 0 10.243.55.20:60630 10.128.128.128:53
ESTABLISHED 3776/tor
My understanding is that this is to provide dns resolution for exit
traffic we're handling. However, these connections are made for both
exiting and non-exiting relays alike. Functionally this isn't an issue,
but is probably a little confusing for operators.
Am I misunderstanding the purpose for these connections? Do they serve a
purpose for non-exits? I thought it was appropriate to label them as
belonging to exit traffic in arm but I'll need to rethink this, lest we
get some very confused non-exit operators. ;)
Cheers! -Damian
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