[tor-relays] [ARM] Connecting to another host's control port with ARM: Connection refused.

[Martin Weinelt]

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On 06.09.2013 06:01, Robert Charlton wrote:
> Hello, Tor community. Quick, possibly noobish question. I'd like to
> use my desktop and connect ARM (running on the desktop) to the
> control port of a server running Tor on the same LAN, but it's
> refusing the connection. I'm running /sudo -u tor arm -i
> 10.0.0.3:9051/, and it outputs:
> 
> robert at CPC-Arch:~$ sudo -u tor arm -i 10.0.0.3:9051 [sudo] password
> for robert: Connection refused. Is the ControlPort enabled?
> 
> I can connect to the control port from the same host fine, but when
> I try to do it from another host it fails. There must be something
> I'm missing. Hope you guys can help me. Thanks.
> 
> -Robert
> 
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Well, 10.0.0.3 is a port on your LAN, while being on the same machine
you may be able to connect to 127.0.0.1, which only refers to the
local machine. Use netstat to find out, whether your control port is
listening only on localhost or also on your LAN.

You may then adapt the ControlPort option in your torrc to specify the
interface you want it to listen on by specifing not only a port, but
also an ip address, like

	ControlPort 10.0.0.3:9051

Note however, that this opens the ControlPort to all users on your
network, so make sure your authentication is safe.


Martin
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