[tor-bugs] #17956 [Tor]: Let tor handle disconnects better

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#17956: Let tor handle disconnects better
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 Reporter:  dns2utf8  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium    |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Tor       |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.7.5
 Severity:  Normal    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  network   |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:            |         Points:
  Sponsor:            |
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Changes (by teor):

 * milestone:   => Tor: 0.2.9.x-final


Comment:

 This is the behaviour we expect:
 * any client request, such as opening a new page or refreshing an existing
 page in Tor Browser, should cause Tor to retry connecting. If this isn't
 working, please reply to this ticket with your Tor log.
 * Try "New Tor Circuit" and "New Identity" if that doesn't work.
 * (Restarting your Tor Browser will also do this, but it shouldn't be
 necessary.)

 We're working on it:
 * In 0.2.8 / master, #4483 should make this slightly better, as will
 #17158 when it merges (they both retry connections for around 20 seconds,
 regardless of whether earlier connections fail)
 * In general, this is a hard problem to solve, see for example #14124,
 #17543, #2149

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