Hi!
I recently set up a bridge relay on my home broadband connection.
Unfortunately my ISP is restricting bandwidth during what it refers to as "peak hours", usually between 16:00 & 00:00 each day. This is obviously having a detrimental affect on my bridge relay as both upstream & downstream bandwidth is severely limited during these times.
So I decided to set up a bridge relay on AWS, using the documentation at https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started
During the set-up process I've experienced 2 separate problems which I've described below.
These are the actions I've taken:
1) I've successfully registered my account with AWS.
2) I've navigated my web browser to https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started
3) At the above mentioned web page I've chosen:
Obfsproxy Bridges (required ports: 22, 443, 52176)
eu-west-1-Ireland
4) The pre-configured image is selected, and I'm directed to the AWS Management Console.
When I arrive on the AWS Management Console page my web browser (Firefox 15.0.1) presents me with a "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box. The dialogue box explains,
"A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.
Script: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images [snip]...
I chose to persevere & clicked "Continue" on the "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box.
After being presented with another "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box I arrive at the "Choose an AMI" pane of the "Request Instances Wizard" which displays the pre-configured settings.
It's at this stage that I begin to get confused...
I've attempted to use the "Step-by-Step" instructions provided at https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started
The "Step-by-Step" instructions state,
"Simply follow the steps as illustrated below, and your bridge will up and running in just a couple of minutes."
With regard to the "Choose an AMI" pane the "Step-by-Step" instructions suggest,
"Click "Continue". (No changes needed here.)"
There doesn't appear to be an option to continue beyond the first pane (Choose an AMI), the only available option that I can see is to cancel (top right corner of the Choose an AMI/Request Instances Wizard pane).
This takes me to the "Amazon EC2 Console Dashboard". However, because nothing has been set up, the EC2 Console Dashboard quite correctly informs me that there are no instances running.
On the left-hand side of the Amazon EC2 Console Dashboard is the "Navigation" pane listing "Instances" & "Images" (including AMIs).
So, I can see some of the required components that are incorporated into the "Request Instances Wizard" but I lack the experience to set up my AWS manually. So, more confusion!
On the plus side the Amazon EC2 Console Dashboard does inform me that I've selected my chosen region which it reports is up & running.
Maybe a "Continue" option isn't being displayed in the "Choose an AMI" pane because of the above-mentioned "Unresponsive Script" dialogue box, or maybe there's some other way to move through the "Request Instances Wizard" that I'm unaware of?
I'm currently running java version 1.7.0_07 from Oracle Corporation on 12.04.1 LTS precise.
I have no experience of setting up anything like an AWS so any help would be much appreciated & hopefully I can succeed in setting up my bridge relay!
Best regards!
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 2:12 AM, freeflow@mail.md wrote:
Hi!
Hi,
When I arrive on the AWS Management Console page my web browser (Firefox 15.0.1) presents me with a "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box. The dialogue box explains,
"A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.
Script: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images [snip]...
I chose to persevere & clicked "Continue" on the "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box.
After being presented with another "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box I arrive at the "Choose an AMI" pane of the "Request Instances Wizard" which displays the pre-configured settings.
It's at this stage that I begin to get confused...
In the AWS Management Console; change the location of the instance in the dropdown on the left, choose the option to set up a new instance, use the default option for the type of wizard to use, then search for "ami-ffd8d98b" under the community AMI tab. This is the instance for eu-west-1. When creating a security group, make sure you add port 22, 443, and 52176.
Hi Runa!
Thanks for your help! Nearly done with setting up my bridge relay - just 1 further question:
You mention to add port 52176 to the security group. What protocol should this be, TCP? There are a few variables for the TCP rule so please clarify - thanks!
On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 09:01:23 +0100, "Runa A. Sandvik" runa.sandvik@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 2:12 AM, freeflow@mail.md wrote:
Hi!
Hi,
When I arrive on the AWS Management Console page my web browser (Firefox 15.0.1) presents me with a "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box. The dialogue box explains,
"A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.
Script: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images [snip]...
I chose to persevere & clicked "Continue" on the "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box.
After being presented with another "Warning: Unresponsive Script" dialogue box I arrive at the "Choose an AMI" pane of the "Request Instances Wizard" which displays the pre-configured settings.
It's at this stage that I begin to get confused...
In the AWS Management Console; change the location of the instance in the dropdown on the left, choose the option to set up a new instance, use the default option for the type of wizard to use, then search for "ami-ffd8d98b" under the community AMI tab. This is the instance for eu-west-1. When creating a security group, make sure you add port 22, 443, and 52176.
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 10:22 PM, freeflow@mail.md wrote:
Hi Runa!
Hi,
Thanks for your help! Nearly done with setting up my bridge relay - just 1 further question:
You mention to add port 52176 to the security group. What protocol should this be, TCP? There are a few variables for the TCP rule so please clarify - thanks!
Yes, TCP. You don't have to change any of the default settings, just enter 52176 and apply the rule.
Hi Runa,
My relay is now up & running on AWS.
When adding port 52176 to the security group I accepted the default "Custom TCP rule". The AWS Management Console reports that everything is working ok.
I can view various information in the monitoring section of the management console but was wondering if it's possible on the management console to know, for example, from what country I receive connections as is possible in vidalia? Does not matter if not possible but thought it would be interesting to view this kind of information.
Many thanks again for your help,
best regards!
On Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:53:58 +0100, "Runa A. Sandvik" runa.sandvik@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 10:22 PM, freeflow@mail.md wrote:
Hi Runa!
Hi,
Thanks for your help! Nearly done with setting up my bridge relay - just 1 further question:
You mention to add port 52176 to the security group. What protocol should this be, TCP? There are a few variables for the TCP rule so please clarify - thanks!
Yes, TCP. You don't have to change any of the default settings, just enter 52176 and apply the rule.
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 9:23 PM, freeflow@mail.md wrote:
Hi Runa,
Hi,
My relay is now up & running on AWS.
When adding port 52176 to the security group I accepted the default "Custom TCP rule". The AWS Management Console reports that everything is working ok.
I can view various information in the monitoring section of the management console but was wondering if it's possible on the management console to know, for example, from what country I receive connections as is possible in vidalia? Does not matter if not possible but thought it would be interesting to view this kind of information.
Not from the AWS console, no, but you can SSH to the instance and check the files generated by tor/obfsproxy.
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