Re: [tor-relays] Webtunnel type bridge Tor Metrics

Hey,

Hello everyone,

I recently switched from using obfs4 to Webtunnel from my bridge.

Since the configuration change, the metrics website shows it as offline.

The downtime displayed on the website is also odd as it shows a random time each time I visit, such as "1 hour 14 minutes and 10 seconds" or "2 hours 23 minutes and 30 seconds."

However, the bridge is online.

I am wondering if this is the correct behavior for the Webtunnel protocol.

The way the metrics website "decides" if a bridge is online is based on both the results of tests from the bridge authority and bridgestrap. If the bridge is working and receiving traffic, the reason why I can think it is marked as offline is that some of those tests is failing or we are failing to process the data correctly.

It could also be that something is a bit off with the bridge configuration since you changed from obfs4 to webtunnel. You could start your investigation by looking at the logs on the machine, then you could check what the bridgestrap stats say about your bridge (Index of /recent/bridgestrap) and finally check the latest status (Index of /recent/bridge-descriptors/statuses).

Let me know if this helps you. I could also check the bridge myself, you could open an issue on gitlab under the relay-search project (The Tor Project / Network Health / Metrics / Relay Search · GitLab), or you can send me a private message (email or irc) with the hashed fingerprint and logs.

Cheers,

-hiro

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On 4/20/24 17:40, Dionysios K. via tor-relays wrote:

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Dionysios, all,

This was an issue with rdsys and documents that weren't being synced to the vm where collector.torproject.org lives.

For details:

It should be solved now.

Talk soon,

-hiro

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On 4/22/24 22:13, Hiro wrote:

Hey,

On 4/20/24 17:40, Dionysios K. via tor-relays wrote:

Hello everyone,

I recently switched from using obfs4 to Webtunnel from my bridge.

Since the configuration change, the metrics website shows it as offline.

The downtime displayed on the website is also odd as it shows a random time each time I visit, such as "1 hour 14 minutes and 10 seconds" or "2 hours 23 minutes and 30 seconds."

However, the bridge is online.

I am wondering if this is the correct behavior for the Webtunnel protocol.

The way the metrics website "decides" if a bridge is online is based on both the results of tests from the bridge authority and bridgestrap. If the bridge is working and receiving traffic, the reason why I can think it is marked as offline is that some of those tests is failing or we are failing to process the data correctly.

It could also be that something is a bit off with the bridge configuration since you changed from obfs4 to webtunnel. You could start your investigation by looking at the logs on the machine, then you could check what the bridgestrap stats say about your bridge (Index of /recent/bridgestrap) and finally check the latest status (Index of /recent/bridge-descriptors/statuses).

Let me know if this helps you. I could also check the bridge myself, you could open an issue on gitlab under the relay-search project (The Tor Project / Network Health / Metrics / Relay Search · GitLab), or you can send me a private message (email or irc) with the hashed fingerprint and logs.

Cheers,

-hiro

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Maybe not directly related, but I’ve seen the same. The webtunnel bridge shows as functional on the bridges website and offline on the metrics website. It’s been that way since I started running a webtunnel bridge last year.

Could it be related to these settings?

AssumeReachable 1
ORPort 127.0.0.1:auto

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On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 10:01 AM Hiro <hiro@torproject.org> wrote:

Dionysios, all,

This was an issue with rdsys and documents that weren’t being synced to
the vm where collector.torproject.org lives.

For details:

https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/rdsys/-/issues/199

It should be solved now.

Talk soon,

-hiro

On 4/22/24 22:13, Hiro wrote:

Hey,

On 4/20/24 17:40, Dionysios K. via tor-relays wrote:

Hello everyone,

I recently switched from using obfs4 to Webtunnel from my bridge.

Since the configuration change, the metrics website shows it as offline.

The downtime displayed on the website is also odd as it shows a
random time each time I visit, such as “1 hour 14 minutes and 10
seconds” or “2 hours 23 minutes and 30 seconds.”

However, the bridge is online.

I am wondering if this is the correct behavior for the Webtunnel
protocol.

The way the metrics website “decides” if a bridge is online is based
on both the results of tests from the bridge authority and
bridgestrap. If the bridge is working and receiving traffic, the
reason why I can think it is marked as offline is that some of those
tests is failing or we are failing to process the data correctly.

It could also be that something is a bit off with the bridge
configuration since you changed from obfs4 to webtunnel. You could
start your investigation by looking at the logs on the machine, then
you could check what the bridgestrap stats say about your bridge
(https://collector.torproject.org/recent/bridgestrap/) and finally
check the latest status
(https://collector.torproject.org/recent/bridge-descriptors/statuses/).

Let me know if this helps you. I could also check the bridge myself,
you could open an issue on gitlab under the relay-search project
(https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/metrics/relay-search),
or you can send me a private message (email or irc) with the hashed
fingerprint and logs.

Cheers,

-hiro


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Yes that's the reason. There is an issue that this should be documented webtunnel-from-source instructions close your ORPort without explaining that your bridge will seem down (#329) · Issues · The Tor Project / Web / community · GitLab

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On 24.04.24 19:31, tor-home at encryptfirst.com wrote:

Maybe not directly related, but I've seen the same. The webtunnel bridge shows as functional on the bridges website and offline on the metrics website. It's been that way since I started running a webtunnel bridge last year.

Could it be related to these settings?

AssumeReachable 1
ORPort 127.0.0.1:auto

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Hey,

Maybe not directly related, but I've seen the same. The webtunnel bridge shows as functional on the bridges website and offline on the metrics website. It's been that way since I started running a webtunnel bridge last year.

Could it be related to these settings?

AssumeReachable 1
ORPort 127.0.0.1:auto

Yes that's the reason. There is an issue that this should be documented webtunnel-from-source instructions close your ORPort without explaining that your bridge will seem down (#329) · Issues · The Tor Project / Web / community · GitLab

The bridgestrap test was not completely fixed it seems: Bridgestrap tests not syncing to colchicifolium (#199) · Issues · The Tor Project / Anti-censorship / rdsys · GitLab

Cheers,

-hiro

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On 24.04.24 19:31, tor-home at encryptfirst.com wrote:

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