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[or-cvs] make it clearer in the docs what to expect when testing rea...



Update of /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc
In directory moria:/home/arma/work/onion/cvs/tor/doc

Modified Files:
	tor-doc-server.html 
Log Message:
make it clearer in the docs what to expect when testing reachability.


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RCS file: /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc/tor-doc-server.html,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -d -r1.11 -r1.12
--- tor-doc-server.html	15 Nov 2005 22:45:24 -0000	1.11
+++ tor-doc-server.html	8 Dec 2005 21:17:33 -0000	1.12
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@
 
 <p>As soon as your server manages to connect to the network, it will
 try to determine whether the ports you configured are reachable from
-the outside. This may take several minutes. The log entries will keep
-you informed of its progress.</p>
+the outside. This may take up to 20 minutes. Look for a log entry like
+<tt>Self-testing indicates your ORPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent.</tt>. If you don't see this message, it means that your server is not reachable
+from the outside -- you should re-check your firewalls, check that it's
+testing the IP and port you think it should be testing, etc.
+</p>
 
 <p>When it decides that it's reachable, it will upload a "server
 descriptor" to the directories. This will let clients know