Thanks for all the replies. I'll give it a try as a middle node for a start (as soon as my ISP fixes my intempestive deconnection issue…).
Is an exit node is more CPU(/RAM ?) consuming than a middle one ? Assuming it is the case, as it seems that Tor does need more exit nodes, what would be best (in a Tor perspective) for a given CPU/RAM consumption : an exit node with lower bandwidth or a middle node with more bandwidth ?
Concerning OpenSSL's performance the Sheevaplug's Marvell Kirkwood CPU seems to have a hardware crypto engine which can be used thanks to cryptodev-linux, apparently this may help.
Now, what about the uptime issue ? Is it worth (again in a Tor network perspective) installing a bridge on a computer which is up only a few hours a day ?
Le 02/02/2012 01:17, grarpamp a écrit :
I have also thought about using the PC of my parents as a bridge
Not a good idea to subject anyone but yourself to the potential issues of being an exit :) So a non-exit or bridge is better.
Indeed, for their computer it will be a bridge or nothing, depending on the answer to the question above.
G.