Re: [tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working?
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 08:35:30PM -0500, Steve Snyder wrote: New operator of a Tor bridge here. How can I tell that it is being used? With a regular relay I can look up the stats on TorStatus, or I can see that there are n current connections. But a bridge won't be published, and the lower volume of traffic means that there may not be many active connections at any given time. So how do I know if it is working? I mean beyond the absence of any errors logged? Answer 1: absence of any errors logged. Then just trust. :) Answer 2: Use a Tor controller. Vidalia has a who has used my bridge lately? button you can push to learn by-country statistics. Or try 'arm' if you prefer command-line controllers. Answer 3: We publish sanitized bridge descriptors on the metrics site: https://metrics.torproject.org/data.html#bridgedesc We're working on usable interfaces to let you look up the descriptor for your bridge (including the usage statistics that it publishes). Stay tuned. Which distribution strategy the bridgedb service picks for your bridge will influence how much use it sees. https://metrics.torproject.org/data.html#bridgeassignments But you shouldn't necessarily be worried if it sees low usage: a bridge with high usage is probably going to be blocked soon, whereas a bridge with low usage can remain useful for longer. We need both kinds. Also also, the need for bridges comes in waves, so today's demand isn't a good predictor of next month's demand. Hope that helps, --Roger ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working?
Hi, I may have misunderstood the question. I think the simplest way to determine if your bridge is up and running correctly is to check the contents of /var/log/tor/log. Alternatively, try using Vidalia to connect to your own bridge. and log an error. These methods often work well for newer users. You may have something more sophisticated in mind or be trying to accomplish some thing else. If hat's the case, I apologize. Cheers, Robbie Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:17:16 -0500 From: cmeclax-sazri cmeclax-sa...@ixazon.dynip.com To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working? Message-ID: 201201200917.16804.cmeclax-sa...@ixazon.dynip.com Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-1 On Thursday, January 19, 2012 20:35:30 Steve Snyder wrote: New operator of a Tor bridge here. How can I tell that it is being used? Telnet to port 9051 and type ?authenticate blurdyboop?. Then type ?setevents bw? and it'll tell you how many bytes go in and out. I'm not sure how to tell that there are client connections, but it's probably another setevents command. cmeclax -- ___ 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 12, Issue 19 ** ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
Re: [tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working?
On Thursday, January 19, 2012 20:35:30 Steve Snyder wrote: New operator of a Tor bridge here. How can I tell that it is being used? Telnet to port 9051 and type «authenticate blurdyboop». Then type «setevents bw» and it'll tell you how many bytes go in and out. I'm not sure how to tell that there are client connections, but it's probably another setevents command. cmeclax ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
[tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working?
New operator of a Tor bridge here. How can I tell that it is being used? With a regular relay I can look up the stats on TorStatus, or I can see that there are n current connections. But a bridge won't be published, and the lower volume of traffic means that there may not be many active connections at any given time. So how do I know if it is working? I mean beyond the absence of any errors logged? Thanks. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
