New to I2P. I just installed I2P in a Qubes Debian 10 template with sudo apt-get install i2p, configured a Firefox browser in a VM and started the router from terminal.
So here’s the thing:
I fail the bandwidth test.
I am firewalled, I get connections but cannot connect to any eepsite.
UPnP status says “UPnP has not found any UPnP-aware, compatible device on your LAN.” but I’ve checked my ASUS router and UPnP is on.
I’ve tried to forward the port I2P network config says it’s using in my router but no luck.
I’ve tried skipping the sys-firewall and going directly to sys-net but it’s no different.
Surprised no reply here… have seen mention of others using. I have run I2P for years just fine. From the above it just sounds like your port forwarding is not properly set up. See:
Near the bottom for instructions on forwarding a port to a qube from the outside world. Quite a PITA and a few scripts up on github with caveats that probably mean you should just start from the instructions above. Should really be integrated into the Qubes firewall, though there are different configs, inc VPNs, proxies that complicate the issue, so it has never been done. If you are using Debian sys- VMs you can ignore the nft setup.
You appear to be running the I2P setup wizard, not sure if that works (page 3 bandwidth test just sits there doing nothing for me). I use “use all methods to determine external IP address” in networking settings and it has always just worked for me, through many NATing firewalls and on VPNs.
Yes I use I2P with split setup. My setup is as follows:
Use VPN that supports external port forwarding
Configure qubes-tunnel with port forwarding from “sys-vpn” to “sys-i2p”. Now I2P should have full connectivity.
Configure I2P to accept client connections from qubes network interface rather than from localhost
Use sys-i2p as network VM for i2p AppVM
Use local IP of sys-i2p as HTTP proxy in Firefox in the i2p AppVM
Now the i2p AppVM can directly access the IP address of sys-i2p as a HTTP proxy because it is configured as the upstream network VM, so everything works nicely.
Everything in the AppVM that does not have a HTTP proxy configured will bypass I2P and will be routed via the VPN instead. Which is kinda meh in terms of anonymity but should be easy to suppress if necessary.
I just installed I2P in a Qubes Debian 10 template with sudo apt-get install i2p
IIRC the Debian version of I2P is very outdated, you should probably follow the guide here Debian/Ubuntu - I2P
If you want i2p Java in a Qubes template, I would give Unman’s Parrot Template a try. I2P is installed in Parrot and all you have to do is in terminal type “i2prouter start”.
Whonix eliminated i2pd from their workstation this week despite Monero sponsorship wants.
It looks to me that you are searching for an easy install. This is not very safe nor annonymous but to get used to i2p Java branch is OK.
Clone Debian 10 template into Open-JDK-headless-11.
Install Open-JDK-headless-11 into the new template.
Create a dvm i2pplus-dvm. Install i2pplus in the DVM. Download i2pplus and install:
java -jar i2pplus -console
Start a dispostable based on the dvm: disp666 (the actual number is random 3-4 digits)
Attach to firewall VM. Start i2pplus from terminal:
cd i2p
./i2prouter start
Go with your browser to: https://127.0.0.1:7667/confignet
and enter your ipv6 from sys-net icon (top bar 2 red computers right click) Connection information into the field “Specify hostname or ip” (only the first field) and save.
The messages that you talk about are complex and you need some traffic analysis and knowledge of i2p to decipher (like dropped connetions etc)
Don’t get hang up on those messages! In over 10 years of heavy use of i2p, I got Network OK only a few times from RAM OSes (knoppix64 toram for example).
At the time of this writting the network is under heavy traffic analysis (goon “welfare contract” to Big Tech) so be patient and expect more than the usual arabic messages drop, obfs4 info drop etc…
In my opinion after a few years you’ll be a lot safer than Tor to take care of your “gansta” activities.