# \[tor-relays\] Read/written bytes on a relay differ

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-read-written-bytes-on-a-relay-differ/14703
**Category:** tor-relays
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-read-written-bytes-on-a-relay-differ/14703 "2024-09-18T16:35:30Z")
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### Author: ![Korrupt](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/korrupt/32/4129_2.png) [@Korrupt](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Korrupt)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-read-written-bytes-on-a-relay-differ/14703/1 "2024-09-18T16:35:30Z")

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Hi everyone,

nothing of real concern, but out of curiosity: since some years now i  
use overhead traffic on my ISP for Tor, with a small home relay burning  
some 3 to 4 MB/Sec. Usual middle relay plus V2Dir (and HSdir some days  
after last reboot). Since some weeks now, the read/written bytes differ  
quite significantly, and i never experieced sth like that for a relevant  
timespan before.

Is this a sign of more "reading directory services" on the relay? (maybe  
short reqests and verbose replys), some new kind of attack, whatever?

direct metrics-Link via  
[https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/11FC7D9C7D8DF74326B90EC71C10173279738B8F](https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/11FC7D9C7D8DF74326B90EC71C10173279738B8F)  
and screenie attached. Again, no big issue, just curiosity. And if its  
some kind of bug, i'd be happy to hand over more info.

thx to everyone maintaining and running this stuff,  
Richie

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