[tor-relays] Bridges and Hs_vanguards

2022-07-12 Thread dmz21 via tor-relays
Dear readers, During the last week the bytes/second of my bridge dropped to 20% of its common usage over the past months, while the average number of connected clients stayed the same (according to metrics.torproject.org). I'm also seeing a dozen circuit connections with purpose Hs_vanguards i

Re: [tor-relays] Which is the most useful: relay or bridge

2022-03-19 Thread dmz21 via tor-relays
On Friday, March 18th, 2022 at 23:06, Thoughts wrote: > Currently running both a guard relay and a bridge, one each on two > > different systems, but both behind the same firewall and static IP. > > Curious if this is a good idea, or if one or the other is of much > > greater value. (Guard) R

Re: [tor-relays] snowflake incoming UDP ports

2022-02-20 Thread dmz21 via tor-relays
On Saturday, February 19th, 2022 at 11:15, Toralf Förster wrote: > I do simply run here > > ~/devel/go/src/snowflake/proxy/proxy &>>/tmp/snowflake-proxy.log & > > and was wondering if I have to open special UDP inbound ports ? > > From the stats snowflake iseems to be working: > > 2022/02/18 19

Re: [tor-relays] running a bridge

2022-01-02 Thread dmz21 via tor-relays
On Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 at 11:59, carl box wrote: > Hi, I am totaly non technical but have a fixed 24/7 ip and a computer only > running my camera system.\i think i can run a bridge but after reading all > the blerb am non the wiser.is this somthing i can set up on my security > comuter a

Re: [tor-relays] Bridge Transport Issue

2021-05-12 Thread dmz21
On Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at 01:49, Kathi wrote: >  Pluggable Transport process terminated with status code 256 >   ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /user/bin/obfs4proxy >   ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0: > >    Monica Maybe add: ExtORPort auto and check if: BridgeRelay 1 Mayb

Re: [tor-relays] Noob query, wish to run a bridge relay for tor community.

2021-01-25 Thread dmz21
users, but as you stated before, they can only use it during the night. Personally, I would not run any internet service to strangers on a Windows computer that my family uses. Please do not feel pressured into giving back to the community until you are sure

Re: [tor-relays] Snowflake-proxy restricted NAT

2020-07-19 Thread dmz21
On Sunday, July 19, 2020 7:25 PM, Toralf Förster wrote: > On 7/18/20 10:45 AM, dmz21 wrote: > > > Recently it shows a new log message: > > Did you upgrde the sources before? I rebuild it from (an updated) default git branch before starting it every time, which is sort of da

[tor-relays] Snowflake-proxy restricted NAT

2020-07-19 Thread dmz21
Hi, I've been running a Snowflake (the stand-alone Go-proxy kind build from source) as a Debian service. I was working fine before, showing a handful of anonymous connections per day. Recently it shows a new log message: "NAT type: restricted" after "starting" and I have not seen any new connec

Re: [tor-relays] Call for setting up new obfs4 bridges

2019-07-20 Thread dmz21
> On July 19, 2019 at 1:44 PM Ben Riley wrote: > > > To follow up my previous email, I found the "Firewall" app and I've > manually opened 9051 & 8531 in that, and when I tested those via the online > port checking tools, they are now open. > > Restarted TOR (sudo systemctl restart tor) and th

Re: [tor-relays] Call for setting up new obfs4 bridges

2019-07-19 Thread dmz21
> On July 19, 2019 at 6:36 AM Ben Riley wrote: > > > Hi, > > Thanks for the reply. Yes, I ran that command way back at the start. I'm > assuming I don't have to run it every time the machine reboots or updates? > I ran it again this morning and it made no difference. > > Ah logs, you say that