[tor-relays] How to diagnose lack of traffic on bridge?

Steve Snyder swsnyder at snydernet.net
Fri Oct 26 22:52:15 UTC 2012


On 10/26/2012 01:21 AM, Andreas Krey wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:33:03 +0000, Steve Snyder wrote:
> ...
>> How can I diagnose the failure of my bridge to garner any traffic?
>
> I assume you didn't set 'PublishServerDescriptor 0' in the tor.rc.

This is the content of my torrc file (with ContactInfo removed):

SocksPort 0
ORPort 443
BridgeRelay 1
Exitpolicy reject *:*

> Then the next step would be to check which pool the bridge ended up
> in, like (replace 'name' with your bridge name):
>
> https://onionoo.torproject.org/details?search=name

This is what I'm shown when I search for my bridge (fingerprint) at the 
URL you suggested:

{"relays_published":"2012-10-26 22:00:00",
"relays":[
],
"bridges_published":"2012-10-26 21:37:04",
"bridges":[
]}


> Interesting part is the pool assignment (and whether it shows up at all).
>
> (Besides; stats are turned on? Mine are empty even though it gets used,
> according to the occasional netstat.)
>
> Andreas
>


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