Re: [tor-relays] Server lost Stable flag but has more than 60 days uptime

2021-01-25 Thread raltullou
Hi Matt, thank you for the reply. I restarted the server since I hoped it would fix the underlying problem but I don't it did. I'll wait for 7 days as you suggested but the server has been up for almost four years now so a reboot shouldn't affect the stable flag. Its sister server was rebooted

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

2021-01-25 Thread kaliania
Yes, you can throttle bandwidth of your relay (both in terms of overall thoroughput and the amount you let through per second), you can schedule when it runs, and you do not need to adhere to any sort of schedule. None of this needs to be manual aside from the initial configuration. As long as t

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

2021-01-25 Thread dmz21
Hi, I'm no authority on this, but I would like to try to answer your questions. My message might sound a bit unappreciative of your willingness to help, which was not my intention, but I want you to know the issues involved (as I see them) before running a relay. On Saturday, January 23, 2021

Re: [tor-relays] Server lost Stable flag but has more than 60 days uptime

2021-01-25 Thread William Kane
Took 15 days the last time you lost it.. nothing you can do but wait, anyway. William 2021-01-25 10:53 GMT, raltul...@posteo.org : > Hi Matt, thank you for the reply. > > I restarted the server since I hoped it would fix the underlying problem > but I don't it did. > I'll wait for 7 days as you s

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

2021-01-25 Thread enrollado
1. Yes. The relay won't interfere with other applications, although you should be aware that it will consume some bandwidth depending on how you configure it. 2. That depends on which OS you're using. However, running a part-time relay is not optimal. Selection of a relay for middle or guard use

Re: [tor-relays] Server lost Stable flag but has more than 60 days uptime

2021-01-25 Thread Christoph Graf
I had a similar problem recently. As I suspected an MTU path discovery problem due to filtered ICMP traffic somewhere along the path I started to clamp TCP MSS to 1200. Performancewise not exactly great, but I am back in business since. Done this way on my raspi: # iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -