[tor-relays] One IPv4 address, 1Gbit connection

Tom van der Woerdt info at tvdw.eu
Mon Jun 30 11:05:06 UTC 2014


Hi,

I'm running a Tor exit node on a 1gbit connection. Currently it's maxing 
at about 180Mbit/s (both ways, so 360Mbit/s) per instance, and I'm 
running two instances.

That's not really using the connection well. The box has 4 cores (no 
AES-NI) and I'm looking for ways to utilize the other 640Mbit/s.

Sadly it's not possible to get more IPv4 addresses on this box. I do 
however have access to a big range of IPv6 addresses.

Can I somehow run more Tor instances on this box by utilizing those IPv6 
addresses? Or are there other ways to optimize the throughput and get 
closer to that 1Gbit?

Tom


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