[tor-relays] Doubt related to Bridge relay

[teor]

Hi,

> On 8 Apr 2020, at 04:05, Imre Jonk <imre at imrejonk.nl> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 2020-04-06 at 11:07 -0500, Ismael Castro wrote:
>> 1. Can I use tor browser from the same computer the bridge relay node
>> is set up? Navigation will remain anonymous (at least similar than
>> when using only tor browser)?
> 
> You certainly can, the Tor Browser software will still be picking
> three-hop circuits through regular (non-bridge) relays. Your traffic
> therefore won't loop around and back through your bridge or something.
> 
> If you were to run a regular relay on your computer, then you should
> consider telling Tor Browser to avoid building circuits through your
> own relay. You can use the ExcludeNodes option for this, and maybe
> StrictNodes as well if you want to be extra safe. You can set these
> options in Tor Browser's torrc file.

Tor automatically detects its own IP address, and avoids nearby
relays. So you shouldn't need to modify Tor Browser's config.

T