[tor-commits] r26077: {website} TBB uses 9150 now, removed info about auto port selection (website/trunk/docs/en)

[Moritz Bartl <moritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Author: moritz
Date: 2013-03-06 11:01:46 +0000 (Wed, 06 Mar 2013)
New Revision: 26077

Modified:
   website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
Log:
TBB uses 9150 now, removed info about auto port selection

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2013-03-05 21:49:41 UTC (rev 26076)
+++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2013-03-06 11:01:46 UTC (rev 26077)
@@ -955,24 +955,15 @@
 Browser Bundle. How do I predict my Socks port?</a></h3>
 
 <p>
-Typically Tor listens for Socks connections on port 9050. TBB
-on OSX and Linux has an experimental feature where Tor listens
-on random unused ports rather than a fixed port each time. The
-goal is to avoid conflicting with a "system" Tor install,
+Typically Tor listens for Socks connections on port 9050. TBB listens
+on port 9150. 
+The goal is to avoid conflicting with a "system" Tor install,
 so you can run a system Tor and TBB at the same time. We're <a
 href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3948";>working on
 a feature</a> where Tor will try the usual ports first and then back
-off to a random choice if they're already in use. Until then, if you
-want to configure some other application to use Tor as a Socks proxy,
-here's a workaround:
+off to a random choice if they're already in use. 
 </p>
 
-<p>
-In Vidalia, go to Settings-&gt;Advanced and uncheck the box that says
-'Configure ControlPort automatically'. Click OK and restart TBB. Your
-Socks port will then be on 9050.
-</p>
-
 <hr>
 
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