peculiar 0.2.0.9-alpha behavior this a.m.

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     [WARNING:  I've included a *lot* of log entries in this note, interspersed
with my observations and comments, so it is quite long and finding my remarks
will require careful scanning.]
     Among the various windows I keep open in X, I usually have one open for
/var/log/messages and another for /var/log/tor/notices.log (using "tail -f"
to display them).  Early this a.m. I was startled to see suddenly appear the
following after /var/log/tor/notices.log had been silent for about twelve
hours:

Oct 31 02:51:21.091 [notice] Our directory information is no longer up-to-date enough to build circuits.
Oct 31 03:03:40.827 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:03:44.227 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:05:54.303 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:06:04.881 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:06:05.788 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:06:07.634 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:20:47.606 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:20:52.109 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:20:52.452 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:20:52.961 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:35:34.688 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:35:36.741 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:35:38.253 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:35:41.936 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:46:23.371 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:80. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 03:49:32.305 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)

     At this point, the two operations that had been trying to make connections
via the client side of tor failed.  I tried to trigger fetching a new directory
by sending a SIGHUP:

Oct 31 03:50:07.449 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config.
Oct 31 03:50:07.514 [notice] Tor 0.2.0.9-alpha (r12180) opening log file.
Oct 31 03:50:07.515 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 03:50:07.515 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 03:50:43.108 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:50:59.337 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:50:59.734 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:51:00.324 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:51:00.582 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 03:51:00.844 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.

     tor often gives up a little too soon, so I tried again:

Oct 31 03:54:36.937 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config.
Oct 31 03:54:37.019 [notice] Tor 0.2.0.9-alpha (r12180) opening log file.
Oct 31 03:54:37.024 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 03:54:37.024 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 03:55:10.687 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 03:57:51.575 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:80. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:07:11.865 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:07:14.915 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:07:15.758 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:07:16.986 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:07:18.166 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:07:36.604 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:15:25.256 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:21:35.618 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:21:39.717 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:21:40.003 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:21:40.724 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:21:48.729 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:30:06.639 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:32:10.497 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:32:12.700 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:32:28.314 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:32:29.753 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:32:30.490 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:32:46.235 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:32:46.269 [notice] Tried for 121 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:22. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:32:48.065 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.

     I think it was at this point that I commented out "TunnelDirCons 1" to
see if that would help.  It didn't.

Oct 31 04:33:27.468 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config.
Oct 31 04:33:27.506 [notice] Tor 0.2.0.9-alpha (r12180) opening log file.
Oct 31 04:33:27.507 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 04:33:27.507 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 04:35:48.917 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 04:36:44.038 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:36:49.051 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:36:51.498 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:36:52.241 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:36:55.695 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:36:57.063 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:37:32.755 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:37:47.504 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:37:54.934 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:38:06.177 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:38:24.898 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:38:38.167 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:39:28.196 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:40:04.041 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:41:12.912 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:41:35.135 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:41:46.091 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:42:19.571 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:42:52.537 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:43:13.710 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:44:09.192 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:44:42.050 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:45:03.472 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:45:15.105 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:45:26.749 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:45:59.982 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:46:11.349 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:46:26.169 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:47:39.834 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:47:49.654 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:48:40.582 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:48:53.625 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:49:11.845 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:49:41.115 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:51:35.295 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:52:01.944 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:52:51.400 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:52:51.728 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:53:11.379 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:53:26.939 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:53:42.337 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:53:43.225 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 04:59:31.645 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:05:58.680 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:05:59.164 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:07:35.998 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:07:42.081 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:07:44.548 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:07:45.168 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:08:02.309 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:10:25.229 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)

     At this point, I left a while(1) loop running, attempting to tor-resolve
a name to an address once every six minutes, and I went to sleep.

Oct 31 05:18:17.736 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:22:50.552 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:22:57.022 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:22:57.986 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:23:06.046 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:23:09.743 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:26:20.773 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:34:23.469 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:38:46.573 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:38:57.968 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:38:59.666 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:39:06.626 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:39:07.189 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:39:25.081 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:42:26.480 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:50:29.998 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 05:53:17.036 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:53:21.874 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:53:37.296 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:53:54.158 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:54:36.663 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 05:58:33.058 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:04:36.258 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:04:36.891 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:06:36.948 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:08:08.350 [notice] Your IP address seems to have changed. Updating.
Oct 31 06:08:18.136 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:08:18.648 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:08:18.887 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:08:19.155 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:08:19.476 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:08:28.963 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:11:11.503 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:14:40.813 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:17:17.212 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:20:43.886 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:22:43.717 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:23:23.212 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:23:33.675 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:23:34.225 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:23:34.515 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:23:34.947 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:23:35.263 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:23:35.848 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:28.328 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:28.869 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:29.119 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:34.792 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:48.157 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:25:51.362 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:26:46.157 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:26:57.253 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:27:01.682 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:28:03.108 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.

     I have a customer-unfriendly ISP that insists on forcing a PPPoE logout
at least once every 24 hours, so the next few lines reflect the fact that a
new IP address was assigned to the router when it immediately logged back in.

Oct 31 06:28:08.889 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 06:28:08.890 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 06:28:46.825 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:29:08.586 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:30:04.418 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:30:46.751 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:35:12.551 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:36:49.940 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:38:48.375 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:38:49.019 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:38:49.350 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:38:49.726 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:38:49.750 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:38:55.663 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:39:01.304 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:39:01.502 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:39:01.981 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:39:11.272 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:40:19.529 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:44:52.946 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:46:52.436 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:48:08.650 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 06:48:08.651 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 06:52:55.603 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 06:54:01.550 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:54:02.056 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:54:02.375 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:54:02.683 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:54:12.161 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 06:54:55.603 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 06:55:46.295 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:00:58.770 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:02:58.010 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:08:10.444 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:08:10.464 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:08:10.465 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:08:10.781 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:01.190 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:09:10.722 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:11.650 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:12.071 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:12.365 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:12.622 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:09:24.912 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:11:01.356 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:17:04.643 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:19:04.642 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:24:35.386 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:24:36.155 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:24:36.451 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:24:36.796 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:24:37.232 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:25:52.490 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:25:52.719 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:25:52.876 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:25:53.082 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:27:07.198 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:28:08.171 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:28:08.172 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:33:10.455 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:33:45.589 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:35:10.902 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:39:50.855 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:39:51.598 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:39:51.918 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:39:52.257 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:39:52.582 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:41:14.100 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:41:21.019 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:43:14.475 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:48:08.161 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:48:08.162 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 07:49:17.834 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:51:17.795 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 07:55:05.148 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:55:05.742 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:55:06.115 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:55:06.441 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:55:12.755 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:55:23.008 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 07:57:20.954 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 07:59:20.698 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:05:23.857 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:07:23.088 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:08:08.656 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:08:08.657 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:09:47.811 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:80'
Oct 31 08:10:20.300 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:10:21.019 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:10:21.296 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:10:21.737 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:10:42.775 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:14.908 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:15.319 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:15.524 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:15.732 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:42.803 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:11:49.782 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:12:44.559 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:12:55.751 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:13:26.280 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:13:39.627 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:15:26.925 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:21:30.481 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:23:30.400 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:25:37.341 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:38.192 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:38.761 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:39.274 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:39.648 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:50.176 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:25:51.599 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:28:08.111 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:28:08.115 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:29:33.554 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:31:33.401 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:35:43.172 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:37:36.585 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:39:36.636 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:40:50.883 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:40:51.559 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:40:51.885 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:40:52.170 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:41:13.134 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:41:16.945 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:42:11.859 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:42:12.124 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:42:12.378 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:42:32.977 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:45:39.828 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:45:43.446 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:47:39.789 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:48:08.431 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:48:08.432 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 08:53:42.965 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 08:55:42.174 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 08:56:08.092 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:56:08.669 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:56:09.062 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:56:09.561 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:56:22.312 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:56:31.492 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 08:57:46.616 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:01:45.353 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:03:45.462 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:08:08.243 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:08:08.244 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:09:48.650 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:11:14.720 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:15.114 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:29.620 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:30.396 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:30.718 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:30.997 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:33.968 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:37.143 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:11:48.289 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:17:51.462 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:19:51.426 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:25:54.654 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:26:38.232 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:26:38.822 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:26:39.143 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:26:39.625 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:26:40.010 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:26:52.411 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:27:54.618 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:28:08.806 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:28:08.807 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:33:57.816 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:35:57.864 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:42:22.799 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:42:23.521 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:42:23.812 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:42:24.071 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:42:30.396 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:42:44.978 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:44:01.148 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:48:08.238 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:48:08.239 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 09:50:04.330 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 09:52:04.996 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 09:57:04.702 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:57:05.315 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:57:05.728 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:57:06.086 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:57:06.446 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:57:16.857 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 09:58:08.162 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 10:00:08.062 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 10:06:11.228 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 10:08:08.384 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 10:08:08.384 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 10:08:11.431 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 10:12:21.101 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:12:21.840 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:12:22.126 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:12:22.519 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:12:22.854 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:12:23.677 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:14:14.644 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 10:16:14.298 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 10:20:22.362 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:20:22.873 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:20:23.099 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:20:23.313 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:20:23.685 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:20:24.068 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:22:17.411 [notice] Application request when we're believed to be offline. Optimistically trying directory fetches again.
Oct 31 10:24:17.893 [notice] Tried for 120 seconds to get a connection to [scrubbed]:0. Giving up. (waiting for circuit)
Oct 31 10:27:34.741 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:27:35.292 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:27:35.559 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:27:35.874 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:27:36.164 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:27:36.583 [notice] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit.
Oct 31 10:28:08.343 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:995) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
Oct 31 10:28:08.344 [warn] Your server (66.225.36.3:443) has not managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Please check your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.

     At this point, I woke up, noticed that there was no tor traffic on the
server, and checked my network connection and found it working (I logged into
another site with no difficulty), so I shut tor down and restarted it.

Oct 31 10:28:08.603 [notice] Catching signal TERM, exiting cleanly.
Oct 31 10:28:38.345 [notice] Tor 0.2.0.9-alpha (r12180) opening log file.
Oct 31 10:28:38.345 [warn] Can't log to stdout with RunAsDaemon set; skipping stdout
Oct 31 10:28:41.925 [notice] Your Tor server's identity key fingerprint is 'MYCROFTsOtherChild 0232 2050 5A55 0D6F DF0C 20FF 7C48 E66B A06A 49A6'
Oct 31 10:30:17.733 [notice] We now have enough directory information to build circuits.
Oct 31 10:30:18.089 [warn] Nickname list includes 'aala' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.096 [warn] Nickname list includes 'donk3ypunch' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.103 [warn] Nickname list includes 'TheGreatSantini' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.110 [warn] Nickname list includes 'mauger' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.117 [warn] Nickname list includes 'paxprivoso' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.124 [warn] Nickname list includes 'm00kie' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.130 [warn] Nickname list includes 'hubbahubbahubba' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.137 [warn] Nickname list includes 'soprano1' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.144 [warn] Nickname list includes 'joiseytor' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:18.144 [warn] Nickname list includes '$7A75AE3AD773FE68F12C3AC66B7283F6D5B075E8' which isn't a known router.
Oct 31 10:30:30.180 [notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks like client functionality is working.
Oct 31 10:30:30.180 [notice] Now checking whether ORPort 66.225.36.3:995 and DirPort 66.225.36.3:443 are reachable... (this may take up to 20 minutes -- look for log messages indicating success)
Oct 31 10:30:48.612 [notice] Self-testing indicates your DirPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent.
Oct 31 10:31:27.103 [notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
Oct 31 10:31:33.289 [notice] Performing bandwidth self-test...done.

     And all has been well since the restart.
     I am mystified as to what went wrong that tor found itself unable to build
circuits, even though I could see that it was adding new data to
cached-descriptors.new quite frequently.  Did anything strange happen to the
directory authorities early this a.m. that might have induced this behavior?


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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