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[tor-bugs] #4663 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser Bundle Linux - Vidalia - Proxy Settings Getting By Passed
#4663: Tor Browser Bundle Linux - Vidalia - Proxy Settings Getting By Passed
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Reporter: DasFox | Owner: mikeperry
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: critical | Milestone:
Component: Tor Browser | Version:
Keywords: Proxy | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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I'm using the latest Tor browser bundle for Linux 2.2.34-3 and I've
noticed in Vidalia - Settings - Network, you check mark it, 'I use a proxy
to access the internet', and place in your address, port and type, then
I've had Tor by pass the proxy and get online, at times when there are
proxy problems and they won't work to connect through them...
How do I know this happened? Because the message log told me the proxy
wasn't able to be connected to, yet Tor still went online, by passing this
and I have screen shots below to prove this...
To me the point of using the proxy is that you want or need this and Tor
should not be able to just circumnavigate this and get online. If there is
a problem with the proxy then Tor should be stopping and not getting
online, also this should be designed to give you a popup message or some
message/indication in Vidalia.
Also in the Message Log - Advanced, there is no indication, no messages
about this connection occurring through the proxy when it's working
correctly, it just connects with no indications about any proxy
connectivity going on.
The message log is only showing me information when there's a problem, not
when things are working correct and a log should be showing all activity
and it's not, only when there's a problem. To me this makes me wonder,
even if it seems to be working and I see no messages in the log, how do I
really know without any indication? This is not good, the log is suppose
to show us everything going on...
Here are two screen shots below...
This screen shot shows the connection refused yet it bootstraps and by
passes the proxy settings, this should not be happening and getting
online, which you see it does from the screen shot below;
http://i.imgur.com/NawOn.png
Now in this screen shot below, it keeps putting information in the log
saying it's refused as long as we are connected to Tor, like every few
minutes you'll see messages like this fill up in the log, but we still are
able to stay online;
http://i.imgur.com/5eAMT.png
I hope the Tor developers can get this fixed soon, this is a critical bug,
by passing proxy settings and still getting online...
These are the things that need to be done;
1.If the end-user has a proxy problem and can't connect to it, Vidalia
gives you a warning and Tor is stopped and doesn't go online.
2. The log should show when the proxy is working correctly, you see this
connectivity occurring on all levels as a log should be showing you;
'Trying to make a connection' 'connection established', connection
disconnected, and so on, besides seeing problems with a connection when
those occur...
THANKS
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4663>
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