The best way to run a hidden service: one or two computers?
Robert Ransom
rransom.8774 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 10 19:23:58 UTC 2010
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:39:34 -0800 (PST)
Martin Fick <mogulguy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a question related to the tor client
> and hidden service protocol designs which
> may be relevant? Can a tor client/hidden
> service sitting behind a NATting router
> query its router's internet facing public IP
> from other tor nodes?
Yes. Current Tor relays send the IP address of the other node in a
NETINFO cell at the beginning of each TLS connection.
> If so, could the
> protocol be changed to prevent this somehow?
No. This would break both bridges and relays operated behind a NAT,
even with the ORPort forwarded to the internal IP address on which the
bridge or relay is listening.
Robert Ransom
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