problem with connecting to a hidden service

[Sambuddho Chakravarty]

Sambuddho Chakravarty wrote:
> Scott Bennett wrote:
>>      On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:28:02 -0700 Kyle Williams 
>> <kyle.kwilliams at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>  
>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Sambuddho Chakravarty 
>>> <sc2516 at columbia.edu
>>>    
>>>> 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.
>>>     
>>
>>
>>                                   Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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