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[tor-commits] [vidalia/alpha] Document why a relay might appear offline and why it might not appear in the router list
commit e30d913bb069fbb811ecbe60573f350bb489344d
Author: Tomás Touceda <chiiph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat Mar 17 13:52:26 2012 -0300
Document why a relay might appear offline and why it might not appear in the router list
---
src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml | 10 ++++---
src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml b/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml
index ae42116..87bf9ce 100644
--- a/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml
+++ b/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
<!--
** $Id$
-**
+**
** This file is part of Vidalia, and is subject to the license terms in the
-** LICENSE file, found in the top level directory of this distribution. If
+** LICENSE file, found in the top level directory of this distribution. If
** you did not receive the LICENSE file with this file, you may obtain it
** from the Vidalia source package distributed by the Vidalia Project at
-** http://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html. No part of Vidalia,
-** including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
+** http://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html. No part of Vidalia,
+** including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
** except according to the terms described in the LICENSE file.
-->
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
<Topic id="bandwidth" name="Bandwidth Limits" html="server.html" section="bandwidth"/>
<Topic id="exitpolicy" name="Exit Policies" html="server.html" section="exitpolicy"/>
<Topic id="upnp" name="Port Forwarding" html="server.html" section="upnp"/>
+ <Topic id="offline" name="Relay Offline" html="server.html" section="offline"/>
+ <Topic id="consensus" name="Relay not in the Consensus" html="server.html" section="consensus"/>
</Topic>
<Topic id="bridges" name="Bridge Relays" html="bridges.html">
<Topic id="about" name="What are bridge relays?" html="bridges.html" section="about"/>
diff --git a/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html b/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
index ccfedd8..91b9005 100644
--- a/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
+++ b/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
<!--
** $Id$
-**
+**
** This file is part of Vidalia, and is subject to the license terms in the
-** LICENSE file, found in the top level directory of this distribution. If
+** LICENSE file, found in the top level directory of this distribution. If
** you did not receive the LICENSE file with this file, you may obtain it
** from the Vidalia source package distributed by the Vidalia Project at
-** http://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html. No part of Vidalia,
-** including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
+** http://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html. No part of Vidalia,
+** including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
** except according to the terms described in the LICENSE file.
-->
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
relay.
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ labeled <i>Mirror the relay directory</i>.
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
-Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor relay.
-Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
-such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
-abuse of the Tor network.
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor relay.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
<p>
Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
users to access through your relay. If you uncheck the box next to a
particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
-resource from your relay. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+resource from your relay. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ multiple computers on a local network to share the same Internet connection.
Some users may also be behind a <i>firewall</i> that blocks incoming
connections to your computer from other computers on the Internet. If you
want to run a Tor relay, however, other Tor clients and relays must be able to
-connect to your relay through your home router or firewall.
+connect to your relay through your home router or firewall.
</p>
<p>
@@ -237,6 +237,28 @@ Port</i>. The <i>Directory Port</i> is set to port 9030 by default on all
operating systems.
</p>
+<a name="offline"/>
+<h3>Relay offline</h3>
+<p>
+The first time you configure a relay, if you immediately go to the
+Network Map you may encounter that your relay is listed as Offline
+(the flag is a red cross). This means that your relay does not have
+the Running flag even though it is running. This is expected behavior,
+it may take around four hours to be marked as online.
+</p>
+
+<a name="consensus"/>
+<h3>Relay not in the consensus</h3>
+<p>
+For security reasons, the Tor network has what is called
+a <i>consensus</i>. This consensus contains the list of all the relays
+that form the network as seen from an odd number of
+trusted <i>Directory Authorities</i>, and these are the routers you
+can see in the Network Map. For a new relay to reach the consensus it
+takes around four hours, so you may not see your relay listed in the
+Network Map, and that is because it is not in the consensus yet.
+</p>
+
</body>
</html>
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