Re: problem with connecting to a hidden service

[Sambuddho Chakravarty <sc2516@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sambuddho Chakravarty wrote:
> Scott Bennett wrote:
> >      On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:28:02 -0700 Kyle Williams 
> > <kyle.kwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >  
> > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Sambuddho Chakravarty 
> > > <sc2516@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >    
> > > > wrote:
> > > >       Sambuddho Chakravarty wrote:
> > > >
> > > >      
> > > > > Andrew Lewman wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >        
> > > > > > On 07/13/2009 01:31 PM, Andrew Lewman wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >          
> > > > > > > On 07/13/2009 01:24 PM, Sambuddho Chakravarty wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >            
> > > > > > > > Is it possibly due to some firewall rules. But I have made sure 
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > host that runs the server is not filtering any packets... Still 
> > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > why I get this . Infact you can try it out yourself
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >               
> > > > > > > So long as your tor client can connect to the tor network, there 
> > > > > > > is no
> > > > > > > need to mess with firewalls, ports, or anything.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >             
> > > > > > I should also add that your hidden service lighttpd default page 
> > > > > > works
> > > > > > fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >           
> > > > > Hello Andrew
> > > > > Thanks a lot. Seems to be working right now for me... but I the 
> > > > > behaviour
> > > > > is at times erratic...
> > > > > -Sambuddho
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  Hello Andrew
> > > > >         
> > > > Now it has suddenly again stopped.
> > > >
> > > >       
> > > This is the nature of a over saturated network.
> > >     
> >
> >      This claim keeps appearing on this list, yet I see my node usually
> > using in the range of 10% - 40% of the limits I set on it to stay within
> > Comcast's monthly cap.  Back before I ran into Comcast's secret police
> > division and had to set limits, it spent most of its time in the 35% 
> > - 70%
> > range.
> >
> >   
> Pardon me my lack of knowledge of English language , but do you mean 
> that 4 out of 10 chances you are able to connect to your hidden 
> service and earlier you had higher success rate (7 out of 10 ) ?
>
> Thanks
> Sambuddho
I can send you folks the debug and notice dump files which have recorded 
the debug and notice information while a connection attempt failed. 
Should I paste them here (they are pretty huge).

Thanks
Sambuddho


> > > Hidden services seem spotty to me too, but their's not much I can do 
> > > about
> > > it except try again and be patient.
> > >     
> >
> >
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