From: Nick Mathewson Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:57:47 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Refer to the actual minima and the preferred minimum X-Git-Tag: tor-0.2.8.1-alpha~257 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c1c1c4d057376e98ea710e6628a0a27cbccc8c5b;p=thirdparty%2Ftor.git Refer to the actual minima and the preferred minimum --- diff --git a/changes/bug16382 b/changes/bug16382 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8faee98ad8 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug16382 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ + o Documentation: + - Explain actual minima for BandwidthRate. Closes ticket 16382. + diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 6ae85feaa7..916433b164 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -140,11 +140,13 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS --------------- [[BandwidthRate]] **BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**KBits**|**MBits**|**GBits**:: - A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node to - the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing + A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node + to the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing bandwidth usage to that same value. If you want to run a relay in the - public network, this needs to be _at the very least_ 250 KBytes (that is, - 2 mbit). (Default: 1 GByte) + + public network, this needs to be _at the very least_ 75 KBytes for a + relay (that is, 600 kbits) or 50 KBytes for a bridge (400 kbits) -- but of + course, more is better; we recommend at least 250 KBytes (2 mbits) if + possible. (Default: 1 GByte) + + With this option, and in other options that take arguments in bytes, KBytes, and so on, other formats are also supported. Notably, "KBytes" can