I want to use Tor browser bundle to set up a Tor exit node in vidalia, I click "set up relay" -> sharing then there are some options, I checked "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" and then click "ok" however, it doesn't work, and the exit relay option is automatically unchecked, while the option "relay traffic inside the tor network (non-exit relay)" is checked
how can I set up a Tor exit node? thanks!
On 29.11.2012 11:24, esolve esolve wrote:
I checked "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" and then click "ok" however, it doesn't work, and the exit relay option is automatically unchecked, while the option "relay traffic inside the tor network (non-exit relay)" is checked
Exit relaying already includes relaying traffic inside the Tor network.
but why the option "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" is unchecked? and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)?
2012/11/29 Moritz Bartl moritz@torservers.net
On 29.11.2012 11:24, esolve esolve wrote:
I checked "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" and then click "ok" however, it doesn't work, and the exit relay option is automatically unchecked, while the option "relay traffic inside the tor network (non-exit relay)" is checked
Exit relaying already includes relaying traffic inside the Tor network.
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On 29.11.2012 11:39, esolve esolve wrote:
but why the option "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" is unchecked?
Have you checked some boxes under "Exit Policies" too?
and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)?
You can't.
2012/11/29 Moritz Bartl moritz@torservers.net
On 29.11.2012 11:39, esolve esolve wrote:
but why the option "Relay traffic for the Tor network(exit relay)" is unchecked?
Have you checked some boxes under "Exit Policies" too?
ah, it is OK now, thanks!
and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay traffic to other tor nodes)?
You can't.
You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:50:13 +0000, esolve esolve wrote: ...
You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?
Path selection is done on the originating tor node; if you announce yourself as an exit node you implicitly also announce yourself as a potential entry/middle node. You'd have to change everybody else's source to be exit-only.
Andreas
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:57:09 +0100 Andreas Krey a.krey@gmx.de wrote:
Path selection is done on the originating tor node; if you announce yourself as an exit node you implicitly also announce yourself as a potential entry/middle node. You'd have to change everybody else's source to be exit-only.
Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop).
Julian
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:35 +0000, Julian Yon wrote: ...
Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop).
Yes, but that would make you stand out detectably, wouldn't it?
Andreas
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:51:38 +0100 Andreas Krey a.krey@gmx.de wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:35 +0000, Julian Yon wrote: ...
Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop).
Yes, but that would make you stand out detectably, wouldn't it?
One would expect so, yes. I'm quite baffled by the original question to be honest. Seems quite nonsensical, which is why I'm trying to work out what the intended outcome is. I don't like illogical things.
Julian
I believe the original question was as simple as "how do I act as a relay while acting as an exit node" the user was confused because when he had selected exit, it unchecked the relay checkbox.
On 11/29/2012 11:59 AM, Julian Yon wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:51:38 +0100 Andreas Krey a.krey@gmx.de wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:35 +0000, Julian Yon wrote: ...
Well, no. You could add some code to drop any connections you don't like (i.e. those you can't snoop).
Yes, but that would make you stand out detectably, wouldn't it?
One would expect so, yes. I'm quite baffled by the original question to be honest. Seems quite nonsensical, which is why I'm trying to work out what the intended outcome is. I don't like illogical things.
Julian
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:29:11 +0000 kupo@damnfbi.tk wrote:
I believe the original question was as simple as "how do I act as a relay while acting as an exit node" the user was confused because when he had selected exit, it unchecked the relay checkbox.
If you believe that, then you didn't read it properly. To start with, he was confused because he couldn't select exit, having not specified an exit policy. However, I was referring to the original question leading to this subthread: “You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?” (Feel free to verify that quote if you're in a pedantic mood.) It makes no sense to me why somebody would want to fire up a, presumably temporary, exit-only relay.
Incidentally, mailing list threads are much easier to follow if you don't top-post. I'm sure others will thank you.
Regards, Julian
On 11/29/2012 01:46 PM, Julian Yon wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:29:11 +0000 kupo@damnfbi.tk wrote:
I believe the original question was as simple as "how do I act as a relay while acting as an exit node" the user was confused because when he had selected exit, it unchecked the relay checkbox.
If you believe that, then you didn't read it properly. To start with, he was confused because he couldn't select exit, having not specified an exit policy. However, I was referring to the original question leading to this subthread: "You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?" (Feel free to verify that quote if you're in a pedantic mood.) It makes no sense to me why somebody would want to fire up a, presumably temporary, exit-only relay.
Incidentally, mailing list threads are much easier to follow if you don't top-post. I'm sure others will thank you.
Regards, Julian
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I've gone back and re-read as you suggested, I'm now better understanding what he was asking. I'll try your bottom posting suggestion for a time -kupo
On 29.11.2012 11:50, esolve esolve wrote:
> and how to make the node just act as an exit node(make it not relay > traffic to other tor nodes)? You can't.You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?
This has nothing to do with TBB, but Tor itself. Any relay relays traffic within the Tor network, you cannot exclude that.
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:50:13 +0100 esolve esolve esolvepolito@gmail.com wrote:
You mean I can't make it only function as an exit node using TBB? or it is no way to make it function only as an exit node except that I modify the source codes?
Why would you want to? If you're trying to maximise the traffic that you can sslstrip, note that messing with exit traffic is frowned upon and will get you flagged as a BadExit when you're spotted.
If you operate as a relay, not all of the traffic that comes in will be exit traffic. Therefore, an attacker will (a) have to sift through your outbound traffic and discard Tor connections, (b) have no direct correlation between your exit traffic and the relay it came from.
Why is (b) important? Because potentially (depending on factors outside your control) you've just shortened somebody's route from 3 hops to 2. And this is a serious compromise to their anonymity. So please, reconsider before blindly hacking at the source.
Julian
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