Sidebar Information

Many of the stats on the sidebar may be configured to be graphed for further analysis. You may also customize the sections that appear on the Sidebar and their positioning on the Sidebar Configuration page.

Router Info

• Local Identity: If you hover over the "Router Info" heading, your truncated router identity will be shown (the first four characters (24 bits) of your 44-character (256-bit) Base64 router hash). The full hash is shown on your Network Database entry. Never reveal this to anyone, as your router identity is uniquely linked to your IP address in the network database.
• Clock Skew: The skew (offset) of your computer's clock relative to the network-synced time (if known). I2P requires your computer's time be accurate. If the skew is more than a few seconds, please correct the problem by adjusting your computer's time. If I2P cannot connect to the internet, a reading of 0ms may be indicated. Note: This is only displayed in the "Router Information (advanced)" section. You may add this section to your Sidebar on the Sidebar Configuration page.

Peers

• Active: The first number is the number of peers your router has sent or received a message from in the last few minutes. This may range from 8-10 to several hundred, depending on your total bandwidth, shared bandwidth, and locally-generated traffic. The second number is the number of peers seen in the last hour or so. Do not be concerned if these numbers vary widely. [Enable graphing].
• Fast: This is the number of peers your router has available for building client tunnels. It is generally in the range 8-30. Your fast peers are shown on the Profiles page. [Enable graphing]
• High Capacity: This is the number of peers your router has available for building your exploratory tunnels which are used to determine network performance. It is generally in the range 8-75. The fast peers are included in the high capacity tier. Your high capacity peers are shown on the Profiles page. [Enable graphing]
• Integrated: This is the number of peers your router will use for network database inquiries. These are usually the "floodfill" routers which are responsible for maintaining network integrity. Your well integrated peers are shown on the bottom of the Profiles page.
• Known: This is the total number of peers that are known by your router. They are listed on the Network Database page. This may range from under 100 to 1000 or more. This number is not the total size of the network; it may vary widely depending on your total bandwidth, shared bandwidth, and locally-generated traffic. I2P does not require a router to know every other router in the network.

This section indicates your average bandwidth speeds and total usage for the session. All values are in bytes per second, not bits per second. You may change your bandwidth limits on the Bandwidth Configuration page. The more bandwidth you make available, the more you help the network and improve your own anonymity, so please take the time to review the settings. If you are unsure of your network's speed, using a service such as SpeedTest or similar will give you a good indication of your bandwidth capability. Your upstream share amount (KBps Out) will determine your overall contribution to the network. Bandwidth is graphed by default.