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There is a Tor status web page (warning: it loads pretty slowly), probably unofficial, which I usually use to see what is going on with a certain node.

The page has the following fields for each tor-relay: Router Name; Bandwidth (KB/s); Uptime; Hostname; ORPort; DirPort; Bad Exit; FirstSeen; ASName; ASNumber; ConsensusBandwidth KB/s; OrAddress

The meaning of most of these fields are clear. But what do the ASName, ASNumber, ConsensusBandwidth KB/s, OrAddress mean?

And how the ConsensusBandwith is different from the Bandwidth?

Thank you very much.

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AS Number

Within the Internet, an autonomous system (AS) is a collection of connected Internet Protocol (IP) routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators on behalf of a single administrative entity or domain that presents a common, clearly defined routing policy to the Internet.

Consensus Weight

Weight assigned to this relay by the directory authorities that clients use in their path selection algorithm.

OR Address

The IPv4 or IPv6 address associated with a port that the relay is listening on to talk to other Tor relays or clients.

As for why bandwidth and consensus bandwidth differ, one of them it a claim the relay makes pf itself and the other is what directory authorities are able to record.

You should instead use Atlas, which uses Onionoo which actually explains some of these terms

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