[tor-relays] EC2 IP vs Region & Does this matter in the Tor network?

[David Gilbert]

Thank you very much!

- David

On 02/11/2013 12:29 AM, Karsten Loesing wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 10. Februar 2013 schrieb Karsten Loesing :
>
>     On 2/10/13 8:20 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
>     > Hello,
>     >
>     > I'm operating 6 relays in the EC2 where 4/6 claim to be located
>     outside
>     > the US but only 1/6 show up as outside of the US based on the IP
>     address
>     > and report on atlas (https://atlas.torproject.org/#search/relay1org,
>     > don't heckle, I'm getting an idea of pricing and boosting speed
>     over the
>     > next 5 months).
>
>     Hi David,
>
>     Atlas is wrong here, because its back-end service Onionoo uses an
>     outdated GeoIP database.  I'll look into updating it today.
>
>     Recent Tor clients use an updated GeoIP database which resolves these
>     addresses to US, JP, IE, US, AU, and SG.
>
>
> Atlas, or rather its back-end service, now uses a more recent GeoIP 
> database from January 2013 that locates 3 of your 6 relays outside of 
> the U.S.
>
> Best,
> Karsten
>
>     (I can't say much about the rest of your question, and rather than
>     guessing, I'll leave it to somebody else.)
>
>     Best,
>     Karsten
>
>
>     > Now, I'm curious if the IP address vs region it's supposedly
>     operating
>     > in matters at all.  Will people in the middle east be less likely to
>     > connect to my Tokyo/Singapore based relays because the IP
>     address shows
>     > its in the USA?  Or any other issues?
>     >
>     > Also, if this does in fact affect the effectiveness of my relays in
>     > those regions, has anyone had experience being able to acquire an IP
>     > from Amazon for other regions?  I do not have a support
>     contract, since
>     > I'm paying for this out of my own pocket so I'm unable to
>     contact tech
>     > support.  I would be inclined to pay whatever fees it costs to
>     get it
>     > done, if I knew exactly what it is I need to do.
>     >
>     > - David
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