TOR and Linux -in the real world- on lower end hardware?

[Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO]

I'm guessing dog slow.  At or around dialup speed and slower as you add
more users.  You are already loading multiple users on a single DSL line
and add to that the latency with multiple wireless APs and then on top
of that you add TOR.  I don't think the 1GB Ram is bad, but I'm not sure
if the 1GHz PC will be bare minimum.   Check the TOR project page for
recommendations since it is blocked for me at work.
 
Brian

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From: kclug-bounces at kclug.org [mailto:kclug-bounces at kclug.org] On Behalf
Of Oren Beck
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 8:52 AM
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Subject: TOR and Linux -in the real world- on lower end hardware?


The short end of this is a question raised about traveling folks using
TOR from Campgrounds on low end hardware. Seems a non-trivial query too
as there are a growing number of "Full Timers" that live in mobile
housing and are politically desiring to support TOR. The overview of the
query comes down to this- NOT needing a "Read the FAQ" storm folks- does
anyone here have real hands on experience with TOR at all? Then the next
element is running TOR on lower end Linux boxes -under 1 ghz P4's under
1gig ram at all? And if TOR will  not be a performance impact on that
class of systems- what then of running on Wifi chains of 3 links
average? 

Example of RV park network typical chain being- DSL>Firewall Router>1st
air hop>USB "dongle">linux box as BEST case with often several
additional "Repeaters" My stepdaughter reports seeing an average of 3 AP
chains in typical parks as a real example. 

ALL this data to ask the question then if TOR is practical for RV based
travellers to both use and participate in?

-- 
Oren Beck

816.729.3645 
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