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Re: [tor-bugs] #20769 [Applications/Tor Browser]: TB on Windows: Fails to connect to socks proxy
#20769: TB on Windows: Fails to connect to socks proxy
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Reporter: mrphs | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: needs_information
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by mcs):
Replying to [comment:4 mrphs]:
> It indeed seems to be some user mistake, though I can't point it out. It
might be a general proxy setting applied by some other circumvention tool
or proxy. Does Tor Browser honor a generally set proxy in Windows?
No, Tor Browser does not look at OS proxy settings (although doing so
might make initial set up easier for some people).
> As a side note, this makes me think maybe we should have better error
handling when Tor doesn't connect. Tor itself writes pretty good logs, but
Tor Browser doesn't necessarily communicates them with user in a tangible
way that general user can understand. I can think of an error like this
popping up and while saying Tor was unable to connect, asks users if
they've any other application or proxy setup that is intervening.
I think interpreting the Tor log messages is something that would be hard
to get right. But we should at least make it easier to see the errors and
warnings. Related tickets: #9516, #9675, #12733.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20769#comment:5>
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