[tor-bugs] #6577 [Applications/Tor Browser]: WebSockets seem totally broken by Firefox SOCKS settings

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#6577: WebSockets seem totally broken by Firefox SOCKS settings
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                            |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  tbb-usability-website, tbb-bounty,   |  Actual Points:
  tbb-firefox-patch                              |
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Changes (by bugzilla):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:5292#comment:6 mikeperry] (from ticket:5292):
 > http://html5demos.com/web-socket
 Application Error (Test is dead)
 > http://www.websocket.org/
 Works
 > This error appears in the FF error console:
 > {{{
 > Error: Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at
 ws://node.remysharp.com:8001/.
 > Source File: http://html5demos.com/web-socket
 > Line: 54
 > }}}
 This error appears for those webpages which use swf (Adobe Flash) instead
 of JS for WebSocket, and it's quite confusing, yeah.
 Or when JS is used by https://webirc.oftc.net ;)
 {{{
 Torbutton INFO: tor SOCKS:
 https://webirc.oftc.net:8443/socket.io/?EIO=3&transport=polling&t=1472662463500-5&sid
 =7R-gdaxz9kejlJv6ACGE via oftc.net:4f53916b35aff4720ecd401c5e1302e2
 Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at
 wss://webirc.oftc.net:8443/socket.io/?EIO=3&transport=websocket&sid=7R-
 gdaxz9kejlJv6ACGE. qui-0cc18125cbfe7c291eca.js:8132:15
 The connection to
 wss://webirc.oftc.net:8443/socket.io/?EIO=3&transport=websocket&sid=7R-
 gdaxz9kejlJv6ACGE was interrupted while the page was loading. qui-
 0cc18125cbfe7c291eca.js:8132:15
 NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005
 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIInterfaceRequestor.getInterface] network-
 monitor.js:84:0
 }}}
 Or by https://storm.torproject.org
 {{{
 Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at
 wss://storm.torproject.org/sockjs/435/ceuw1mnv/websocket.
 7e8aa475d2075bbe5de6d8cac1f43c6b5ce296a1.js:53:17714
 }}}
 Nevertheless, http://websocketstest.com is everything you need for
 testing.
 Maybe, there are some issues with WebSocket for separate tickets, but
 according to the Summary and the Description this ticket can be closed.

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