Re:Show HN: How did your computer reach my server?
by archmaster on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @10:39AM
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(Part of this might be that all this HN traffic is overwhelming my tiny server a bit, I'm working on getting it smoother live rn)
Re:Show HN: How did your computer reach my server?
by mring33621 on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:24PM
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Would love an update for what you had to do to make it "smoother" under the HN load!
Re:Show HN: How did your computer reach my server?
by dfox on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @02:45PM
(#38535968)
Tor works on the level of circuits and from the inside of the circuit has nothing to do with IP. The exit node is the first node where that is converted to an actual TCP connection. This among other things means that the only protocol on the public internet that works over Tor is TCP.
Unfortunately so many nodes ignore traceroute packets that it basically said my exit node connected to Linode and then Linode connected to your computer. I have the same experience with forward traceroutes, my router replies, my server replies, and if I'm lucky, one node in my ISP's network. The rest is locked up tight.