[tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node

2016-04-14 Thread fr33d0m4all
Hi, I've seen some time ago a discussion about using your own Tor Relay as an Entry Node, but I'd like to have your opinion in the following two scenarios (if it makes any difference switching from 1 to 2): 1) You point at your node when you're in the same network where the node resides (I mean al

Re: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node

2016-04-14 Thread Yawning Angel
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:38:15 + fr33d0m4all wrote: > And about using it as a SOCKS proxy to enter the Tor network? Do the > same considerations apply or is it even worse to use a relay as a > SOCKS proxy? This is horrible and should *NEVER* be done, assuming any network not physically controll

Re: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node

2016-04-14 Thread Tristan
Using a relay as a SOCKS proxy is fine for the local network, just don't open it to the outside world. Using your relay as an entry uses it as part of the circuit. Using your relay as a local proxy creates a new circuit (without using your node in the circuit) On Apr 14, 2016 5:26 PM, "Yawning An

Re: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node

2016-04-14 Thread starlight . 2016q1
You may find the information in this ticket of interest, particularly the cited comment: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16824#comment:23 ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/ma

[tor-relays] Hiding or masking running tor process..

2016-04-14 Thread rush23
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hey everybody, is there any way to hide running a tor process on a server?? My vps hoster monitors which processes consume most of the resources, so just hiding would be best especially when it looks like a 'not tor' process..😉 I appreciate any he