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| author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2015-10-30 10:57:47 -0400 |
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| committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2015-10-30 10:57:47 -0400 |
| commit | c1c1c4d057376e98ea710e6628a0a27cbccc8c5b (patch) | |
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Refer to the actual minima and the preferred minimum
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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 |