Re: www.dd-wrt.com instead of sveasoft nongpl compliance and nonsourceavailabi

["Leelanau Underground Press" <lup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If I ever run a repeater, I will certainly use an open system as opposed to a closed one.
LUP
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From: tor user <tor@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: www.dd-wrt.com  instead of sveasoft nongpl compliance  and nonsourceavailability Re: Some networking questions
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:00:25 -0800

> Sveasoft is basically bug ridden and they like to lock binaries to mac
> addresses(this is supposed to be GPL???)
> 
> 
> try instead www.dd-wrt.com.. ful gpl compliance and works much better
> than sveasoft..
> 
>      a former very unhappy sveasoft customer..
> 
> 
> 
> Tony wrote:
> > 1. a) Approx 50 metres. Depends on the environment, the cards, the
> > transmission power and the wireless band / standard being used.
> > b) No it wont extend it. You need a customised router or software that
> > behaves as a wireless extender to do that.
> >
> > 2. See www.sveasoft.com for firmware for routers that will do this.
> >
> > 3. a)That would depend on the size of the directory and the load. 
> > b) Windows XP is not optimised to perform as a server and comes by
> > default with lots of extra processes and services running. However, If
> > it is an option then Windows Server usually outperforms Linux at
> > network, application and fileserver benchmarks on the same hardware. 
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Leelanau Underground Press
> > Sent: 02 February 2007 00:25
> > To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Some networking questions
> >
> > First off, number 5 should be "identities" not "identitied". I have some
> > more questions:
> >
> > 1. Does anybody know the range of an ad-hoc wireless network for an
> > average wireless card? If an ad-hoc network is run and another laptop
> > connects near the edge of it, does he extend the network range? For
> > example, Laptop A and B are on a network. Laptop C joins off laptop B's
> > connection. Laptop A is normally too far away to see laptop C, does the
> > connection go through B to get there? Will it get there?
> >
> > 2. Has anybody done anything similar? What experiences did you have?
> >
> > 3. How much memory/CPU on average would a all-purpose server and
> > authoritative directory server take on an XP or Linux box? Is tor more
> > efficient in XP or Linux (excluding that linux is more efficient in and
> > of itself)
> > Thanks for any help you can give.
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > From: "Leelanau Underground Press" <lup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Apparently from: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: or-talk@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Some networking questions
> > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:10:30 -0500
> >
> >   
> >> I have a lot of questions here so please be patient with me. I have
> >>     
> > been using and promoting tor for a long time and I'm working on a new
> > project to create a ready-to-go LAN package of tor (for running tor on a
> > LAN). Here are my questions.
> >   
> >> Example one: I am distributing tor to all the users on a LAN that has
> >>     
> > a restrictive firewall blocking access to some internet sites. SOME tor
> > servers are blocked, others not.
> >   
> >> 1. If I make an authoritative directory server on the LAN that
> >>     
> > excludes non-local IPs from connecting and doesn't advertise to other
> > directory servers, would it mess with tor connections? The reason I ask
> > is I think if I have a local directory server it could do all the work
> > of finding out that certain tor servers are blocked so that the user
> > doesn't have to go through all the trouble. I'm aware this would lessen
> > people's anonymity. Is there a way to improve that?
> >   
> >> Example two: I am distributing tor to users on a wireless managed or
> >>     
> > ad-hoc network. Inside the cache file is a list of lots of IPs where
> > servers on the network *might* (since IPs are semi-dynamic) be located.
> > All tor installs by default run servers (middleman, exit, rond. etc.) as
> > well as an authoritative directory server. Nothing ever exits the
> > wireless network as it would only serve to help people use
> > hidden-services.
> >   
> >> 1. Once connected, how fast will tor transfer data from a hidden
> >>     
> > service with unlimited CPU/bandwidth/etc. (assuming normal end-user
> > machines are all clients and servers and wireless network speed is
> > around 56 mbps)
> >   
> >> 2. If the default servers list in the torrc contains the entire IP
> >>     
> > subnet (let's say for example's sake, this means 1000 IPs), how many
> > times will tor try each IP in the list before it is deleted, and will it
> > be put there again if a local authoiritative directory server suggests
> > it.
> >   
> >> 3. How long will an authoritative directory server consider a node
> >>     
> > "down" before it is removed from the list?
> >   
> >> 4. What would be the best way to make this network work on the managed
> >>     
> > wireless network in example one but have a local-only tor network as in
> > example two in case the filter starts blocking ALL the tor servers on
> > the external internet.
> >   
> >> 5. Since we are working on an extremely high-speed link, would it hurt
> >>     
> > to run a tor client inside of a tor client to stop adversaries from
> > finding user identitied (since on a wireless network all data can be
> > seen by anybody)
> >   
> >> I will probably have some more questions once some of these get
> >>     
> > clarified. Any other related suggestions are helpful. Any help you can
> > offer on any of these questions is appreciated.
> >   
> >> Thank you,
> >> A true tor fa
> >>