Re: [tor-bugs] #28296 [Core Tor/Nyx]: Nyx shows wrong IP address for ControlPort connection

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#28296: Nyx shows wrong IP address for ControlPort connection
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 Reporter:  wagon         |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Nyx  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.4.8
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by wagon):

 As you said in other ticket, Nyx is for power users and developers who
 know what they are doing. Network terminology cannot easily be mapped to
 human's "inbound-outbound", and everybody got used to it. Each server can
 have multiple network interfaces, few virtual machines, and few address
 aliases. Inbound/outbound is always defined with respect to particular
 network interface, it is in no way related to physically outgoing packets
 to network. However, everybody knows, that physically outgoing packets are
 those which are outbound for non-virtual interfaces connected to internet
 physically. I see no reason why we have to redefine standard terms.

 If you really want to preserve inbound/outbound as reserved terms for
 "inbound-outbound physically" it is better to use some reserved word
 instead of 127.0.0.1 or 97.113.4.188. It shouldn't be hostname, because
 hostname is alias for 97.113.4.188, but you could use "me" or similar
 word. Nevertheless,  writing "me:9051" is also misleading, because
 specifying port without specifying network interface, where this port is
 opened, is too dumb. It is like telling house number without street name.

 Since Nyx is officially supported and promoted by Tor Project, I'ld like
 other Tor people to participate in Nyx-related discussions too. It is not
 good when one person resolves everything, where no external opinion,
 review or appeal can be done. Please, ask somebody else to judge issue in
 this ticket.

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