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[tor-bugs] #8228 [Tor bundles/installation]: Ensure we always have a Tor on 127.0.0.1:9050
#8228: Ensure we always have a Tor on 127.0.0.1:9050
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Reporter: ioerror | Owner: erinn
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: critical | Milestone:
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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I believe that until we ship Vidalia bundle again, we should ensure that
TBB on Mac OS X and Windows will provide a Tor SOCKS proxy on
127.0.0.1:9050 for any additional application that needs a predictable
SOCKS proxy.
I propose that the GNU/Linux builds of TBB should only have 127.0.0.1:9150
for SOCKS as the system *may* provide a Tor SOCKS proxy from system
packages on 127.0.0.1:9050.
I believe that the `torrc` in the TBB on Mac OS X needs a two line diff
and on Windows it should be the same patch.
The patch that seems to ensure that I have both a working Tor on 9050 and
9150 was to patch the torrc like so:
{{{
-SocksPort 9150
-SocksListenAddress 127.0.0.1
+SocksPort 127.0.0.1:9050
+SocksPort 127.0.0.1:9150
}}}
What needs to be tested to ensure that the next TBB releases can have
these changes for Mac OS X and Windows releases?
Without these changes, torsocks and TorBirdy users are currently left out
in the cold until we start to ship Vidalia bundles again. There is no ETA
for those bundles as far as I understand things - so this is a critical
issue for nearly every application that uses Tor except the Tor Browser
itself on Windows/Mac OS X.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8228>
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