On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:00:53 -0400 Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > What IS the impact on the tor network if a node suddenly drops off > > the face of the planet, or appears and disappears every half hour > > or so for an 8 hour span? I'd assume since tor is "real time" the > > node is simply routed around, correct? How fast are these things > > compensated for? > > Tor servers publish an "uptime" in their server descriptor, which is > the time they've been available/working at their current IP. [snip] Excellent information, thanks. I was clueless about how LongLivedPorts worked. See my reply to phobos if you're interested in more details of my (off topic) problem. > If servers die suddenly, Tor circuits that use them are broken. If > somebody is using one of those circuits (e.g. for his irc connection), > then it gets cut. [...] > The answer to your question is "If your node is always like this, then > it's probably not worth while to run a Tor node. But if it's fine for > most days and it has this behavior one afternoon a week, then it's > useful to have it." I don't plan on running anything unless it's solid. I'll wait a bit, and if the problem persists even as an occasional thing I'll scrap the idea until I can find a reliable provider. Thanks again. -- Hand Crafted on Fri. Sep 02, 2005 at 22:35 Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
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