[tor-relays] "Received http status code 404 ("Consensus is too old")" keeps popping up in my logs
I'm just wondering if there is anything I can do to resolve this. The relay is running ntpd and consistently keeps the right time, and I'm not getting this from any other server (it's the same IP address every time). Is this of concern or should I just ignore it? Will it hinder the relay's performance when I'm getting this error? Apologies for all the questions; I'm new to the mailing list. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Obfs4 Bridge Advertised Bandwidth
Hello, I am running a bridge and I have my RelayBandwidthRate set to 1024 KB (8 Mbps). However, the Relay Search page never shows the full Advertised Bandwidth. Right now it is showing 259 KiB/s. Sometimes it creeps higher but not by much. Just wondering what the reason for that big of a difference would be. Thanks!___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Call for setting up new obfs4 bridges
Hello, I successfully ran an obfs4 bridge about a year ago that saw moderate traffic. After a few months, the traffic died off until I was consistently seeing 0 clients. I wiped the keys, got a new IP address, and started a new bridge. The 2nd bridge saw 0 clients, over several months. I finally wiped it again and started a 3rd bridge. Same thing, 0 clients for several months. My 4th bridge, which I took down last night, was up for just shy of 3 months with 0 clients. Before I took it down, I tested using https://bridges.torproject.org/scan/ and confirmed the ports were reachable. While I was not able to test the previous iterations, I setup the port forwarding for each of them for both the OR Port and the Ext OR Port that it randomly assigned. I won't be able to grab a new IP address this time, but I'm starting the bridge up again with new ID keys and new ports. Is it normal for bridges to see no traffic, and if they're not seeing any, should I keep them online?___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Call for setting up new obfs4 bridges
While resetting my bridge, I discovered that setting OR Port to auto causes the port not to survive restarts. After the OR Port was randomized, I opened it on my router firewall. Then I restarted the tor service using "sudo service tor restart", and while watching logs I noticed the OR Port was now different, meaning I would need to update my firewall again. Seems better to set a single port and leave it at that, doesn't it? ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Testing the accessibility of my obfs4 bridge
I plugged my bridgeline into Tor Browser on Windows, and connected successfully. I put it into Orbot on Android and also connected successfully. But when I put it into the new Tor Browser for Android, I am unable to connect. The logs from Tor Browser are pasted here: https://pastebin.com/cF5bwRH1. Any idea why one client would be failing to connect? Thanks in advance.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Tor relay has low consensus weight
It is normal for a relay to take some time to come up to its full speed. The only issue I can think of would be if you have something else hogging bandwidth. I couldn't figure out why my year-old relay's advertised bandwidth was dropping significantly until I realized someone else was running torrents on the same router and using most of the upload bandwidth. Someone more knowledgeable may be able to clarify further. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Saturday, August 3, 2019 2:38 PM, Piers wrote: > Hi, i have been running a tor relay (link: > https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/858BEC79D7355EC0631E98D47CF14B576BFD6D0F) > on a raspberry pi 2 for 15 days, however i think there might be a problem > with it. My consensus weight is only 43 and thus the relay doesn't get used > much. Please advise if there is an issue > > -- > Many thanks, > -Piers___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Status of "new" defect #30767 Custom obfs4 bridge does not work on Tor Browser for Android
I hate to be that guy, but I was wondering if there is any progress on resolving this defect? I'm sure it's not a front burner type of problem, but it would be nice to be able to use the Android app as intended. Using Orbot/Orfox as a backup feels like a poor workaround when there's an official Tor browser app. If I'm being impatient, just let me know - I'm not familiar with what's normal during this process. Thanks in advance.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Status of "new" defect #30767 Custom obfs4 bridge does not work on Tor Browser for Android
Ah, thank you for the reply. Well, I will continue to donate to and support the tor project whenever I can.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Running on a Raspberry Pi
My primary relay runs on a Pi 3B. 903CA67D0DEB74CFBB01432840A26CB8C6C18FDF. According to the logs, it's sending and receiving a total of about 130 GB per day. A Pi 4 should definitely be able to handle it. Pi Zeroes had a conflict with the name of the CPU architecture and so Tor apparently never worked quite right on them. I'm not an expert, but my guess is that the relay just had to reset its advertised bandwidth and has to build back up again. Hope this helps.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Running on a Raspberry Pi
If you're having any heat issues with the Pi 4, may I suggest the aluminum heatsink case from flirc.tv? It took my average temps down about 10°C. Beautiful case, great price for what it does. Original Message On Sep 13, 2019, 8:00 AM, wrote: > Send tor-relays mailing list submissions to > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tor-relays-requ...@lists.torproject.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tor-relays-ow...@lists.torproject.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tor-relays digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Running on a Raspberry Pi (William Denton) > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:50:22 -0400 (EDT) > From: William Denton > To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Running on a Raspberry Pi > Message-ID: > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > On 10 September 2019, ronqtorrel...@risley.net wrote: > >> From what I have read about the Pi 4, heat is a big issue. If you're not >> doing >> something to cool it, your CPU speed is likely being throttled due to >> overheating. > > I'm not doing any cooling except for not having it in case. I'm in Canada, and > with winter coming I can leave it hanging inside a window, and that'll cool it > down some. > > The speed on the relay has picked up to about a quarter of what it was (so > about > six gigs a day), and I'll wait and see if it continues to increase, and then > maybe fiddle with the config. > > So, if a Pi is cheap to buy and easy to use and maintain, I'm happy to use it > for a relay, even if it's not a major contributor to the network. > > Bill > -- > William Denton :: Toronto, Canada --- Listening to Art: > https://listeningtoart.org/ > https://www.miskatonic.org/ --- GHG.EARTH: http://ghg.earth/ > Caveat lector. --- STAPLR: http://staplr.org/ > > -- > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ___ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > -- > > End of tor-relays Digest, Vol 104, Issue 15 > ***___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Sudden bridge activity from Russia and Iran, strange?
Hello, my new bridge sat for a few weeks with 0 clients. I understand it takes time to begin seeing clients, but all of a sudden within the span of one 6-hour heartbeat period, I picked up 346 clients. Since then, it has been 20-50 every 6 hours. But when I pull the bridge-stats file, it shows 104 from Iran, and 64 from Russia. These two are the overwhelming majority of my clients; all the other countries each have 8. Is this normal, or suspicious?___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Bridge stats always in multiples of 8
I'm just curious as to why, in the bridge stats, all the country codes show a multiple of 8. Thanks for your time!___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] DDNS with Relays and/or Bridges?
Forgive me if this is a dumb or newbie question, but can DDNS be used with either relays or bridges? I was considering setting up DDNS with FreeDNS mostly for my bridge so that if the IP changes (I have chosen not to subscribe to a static IP with my ISP), my clients can still access the bridge, rather than having to reset and start the bridge from scratch. Obviously I would not make it "torbridge.anonymousnetwork.com" or anything that would suggest its true use. Maybe something like "photoserver.whatever.com" or something like that. If DDNS can be used, my follow-up question is where all would I need to set that information? I'm guessing just in torrc? I do not remember the flag for identifying your IP, as I've always left it blank for Tor to guess, but could the DDNS hostname be entered here in lieu of the IP? Thanks for your time.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Multiple Tor instances
I have read that it is possible to run multiple bridges on the same IP using different ports and multiple instances of Tor. If this is the case, is there a guide, or can anyone provide instructions, for how to setup multiple instances of Tor on the same machine? Thanks in advance.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] When will my relay gain the stable flag again?
My relay (903CA67D0DEB74CFBB01432840A26CB8C6C18FDF) is ~2 years old. Recently, I had a series of network issues that took my relay offline for unexpectedly long times. When it has gone offline before and lost the stable flag, it usually took only a couple days to pick it back up again. It is approaching 8 days since I finally got things resolved with a new router, but still no stable flag. I also used to have the guard flag, but I know I can't get back to guard status without the stable flag. Thanks.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] When will my relay gain the stable flag again?
Disregard - the relay picked up the stable flag tonight.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Feature request to aide bridge operators
I brought up a new bridge and thought everything was fine according to the logs (OR port accessible, check, server descriptor published, check, etc.). I didn't see any activity on it after awhile, so I tried to test it and was unable to connect. Turns out, I forgot to open the randomized server transport port. I think it would be really nice if there was a log entry confirming the OBFS4 port is open and accessible. Currently the only entry you get related to this is "[notice] Registered server transport 'obfs4' at '[::]:35375'". Wondering how the community feels about this. Thanks.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Trouble with opening ports for a new bridge
Hello, I have two low-traffic websites hosted on Digital Ocean. Each one is its own Droplet. I setup a Tor bridge on one and it has been running successfully (20-80 clients / 6 hours or so average) so I know this is possible. Now I am trying to setup a bridge on the second Droplet. I have Tor and obfs4proxy installed. My torrc is as follows: Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log RunAsDaemon 1 Nickname whatever ExitRelay 0 ExitPolicy reject *:* BridgeRelay 1 BridgeDistribution moat ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/bin/obfs4proxy ORPort 6063 ExtORPort auto ContactInfo I am pasting the output of netstat -plunt to pastebin for the sake of clarity and space: https://pastebin.com/30UHP5FD And here is a screenshot of the firewall I created on Digital Ocean and applied explicitly to this Droplet: https://imgur.com/a/jm9ZIQ6 I have rebooted the Droplet, deleted and re-created the firewall, and I'm not getting anywhere. Any assistance is appreciated.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
Had the following log entries for my bridge: May 25 11:49:50.000 [warn] Failed to open GEOIP file /usr/share/tor/geoip. May 25 11:49:50.000 [warn] We've been configured to see which countries can access us as a bridge, and we need GEOIP information to tell which countries clients are in. Tried to run sudo apt install tor-geoipdb and got this: The following packages have unmet dependencies: tor-geoipdb : Depends: tor (>= 0.4.3.5-1~d10.buster+1) but 0.4.2.7-1~d10.buster+1 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. I saw on tor-announce that 0.4.3.5 is out, but it looks like the buster package isn't available yet. I made sure I have the tor repo's in /etc/apt/sources.list and I have the proper signatures as everything validates when I run apt update. Is there a way to resolve this?___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
Thank you for the reply. I have one on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and one on a Raspberry Pi 4. I believe both are 64-bit ARM.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Bridge log indicates missing geoipdb
>If you use Raspbian, that's still a 32-bit OS Insert shocked Pikachu meme. I guess I had to learn that some how, but I have to beat myself up a little for not catching that sooner. I will upgrade. Thank you.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Error from LZMA encoder: Unable to allocate memory; NULL stream while compressing
My bridge was running fine, then started throwing the same error over and over. See my last two days of logs here: https://pastebin.com/7FNXC6PZ. Function doesn't seem to be affected as the heartbeats still show users. Can or should I do anything about this?___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] Error from LZMA encoder
This bridge is on Digital Ocean, so I checked my logs and it doesn't appear that my memory usage ever maxed. It hovers right around 80 with the highest spike at about 87%. Is that insufficient? Thank you for the reply.___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] Overloaded relay - need help with how to debug using MetricsPort
The page linked to by the "overloaded" alert on my relay's Relay Search page mentions using MetricsPort for troubleshooting, but it provides no information on how to actually use it. I posted about this issue on Reddit and no one has replied with a viable guide to help me out, though one user was able to find a page showing at least the syntax for MetricsPort. I also reached out to network-rep...@torproject.org and have not received a reply. I found discussion about the implementation of MetricsPort on the Tor Project github but it would be nice if the Tor Project officially documented this, especially since it is suggested in the guidance for resolving this problem. At any rate, my relay is 4.5 years old and I've never had a problem with it being overloaded until now. It is on a Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB) and that doesn't appear to be anywhere near maxing out CPU or memory usage. The only change I have made is putting it behind a pfSense hardware firewall, but the firewall itself is not maxing out in CPU or memory usage or even storage. So, any help that anyone can provide is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
