On 22/04/14 20:42, grarpamp wrote: > On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Paul Syverson > <paul.syver...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote: >> "Of those 15,000 paths, 163 (or ≈ 1.1%) contained an entry and exit >> node that resided in the same AS despite having an IP address from >> different /16 subnets. Out of those 163 paths, all but one also had a >> distinct /8 network address." > > There are two questions new operators ask: > - What provider allows Tor [exit] nodes so that I can place my new node there? > (This is a very common question and leads directly to duplication.) > - Where are there no relays right now so that I can try putting one there? > (This question is so rarely asked that I cannot recall seeing it.) > > Even though 1.1% is small it (AS/cidr) does not cover some relevant > crossfields such as legal jurisdiction, I still think a project to research > current relays would be useful (cidr block, AS, [upstream] hosting provider, > physical/govt location, relay operator and location, funding source, etc). > Then new operators could query an xor report of fields with > - input their prospective new relay > - get a top ten list of where we are already too heavy, do not host there > - use our data to suggest new placements, ie: > we have no relays in these countries, in these AS by size, etc... > > It would make some sense to have onionooo plugin to carry this > extended db, particular since hoster and some other fields would > require human researched/maintained input.
Coming late to this discussion, so I may be missing some context. First of all, did people following this thread see Compass? https://compass.torproject.org/ Note that we have a GSoC student this year, Christian, who's going to integrate Compass functionality into Globe. I'm sure he wouldn't mind input on that. https://globe.torproject.org/ Regarding the "extended db" that is mentioned above, if there's yet another data source that Onionoo should include, let's talk about that. I wouldn't want to be the human that does the research or maintain input, as you say. But if somebody else does that and if it's useful data, I can write the glue code to integrate those the new data into Onionoo. For reference, here's the relevant part of Onionoo's protocol specification: https://onionoo.torproject.org/#details All the best, Karsten _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
