Re: Tor 0.1.1.20 servers no longer handle dynamic IPs?

[Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 04:32:13PM -0400, Marcel wrote:
> > I've gotten a report that Tor 0.1.1.20 does not -- when the IP address
> > changes, Tor notices, but then it never finds itself reachable. Only
> > restarting the process fixes it.
> > 
> > Has anybody else experienced this? Or run servers on 0.1.1.20 successfully
> > using dynamic IP adresses?
> 
> IMO every version i tried so far has this problem (dirport or orport
> not reachable until restarted) and 1.1.20 is no exception.  Sometimes it
> works, sometimes not, even after a restart. I mean it may need several
> restarts.  Other times, it handles this just right.  It's no big deal, as
> eventually I'll notice it.
> 
> It happened for the last time may 27th.  So I don't have the logs anymore.
> 
> Should you need further info, I'll be happy to help.

For all those that are experiencing this, it would be great to get debug
logs starting from when you start your Tor server, running Tor 0.1.1.20,
until a ways after you find yourself reachable or several hours pass
trying.

The phenomenon as I understand it is that you start your Tor server,
and nearly all testing circuits fail, and eventually one maybe succeeds
after a half hour or an hour, for reasons I haven't figured out yet;
then when your IP address changes, you're back to square one, at best.

I need more data. You can send them to be via personal mail
(compressed). Posting them publically is probably not a good plan.

http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#Logs

Thanks,
--Roger