[tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

[andre76 at fastmail.fm]

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On Sat, Mar 10, 2012, at 07:10 PM, Roger Dingledine wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:27:03AM +0100, andre76 at fastmail.fm wrote:
> > In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following
> > error/problem message appears in the log;
> > 
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.518 [Notice] Tor v0.2.2.35 (git-XXXXXXXXf). This is
> > experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running
> > on NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS i686)
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Initialized libevent version 2.0.17-stable
> > using method epoll. Good.
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:0
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Socks listener listening on port 35968.
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:0
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Control listener listening on port 41910.
> > Mar 1 02:45:41.519 [Notice] Parsing GEOIP file ./Data/Tor/geoip.
> > Mar 1 02:45:44.069 [Notice] Bootstrapped 5%: Connecting to directory
> > server.
> > Mar 1 02:45:53.090 [Warning] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 5%:
> > Connecting to directory server. (No route to host; NOROUTE; count 2;
> > recommendation warn)
> >
> > Any idea how to fix this?
> 
> Your Tor is unable to complete the TCP connection to whichever directory
> authority it chose.
> 
> A) Are you behind a captive portal? Is your network actually on? What
> else can you reach?

I don't know what a captive portal is.  I can reach other normal
websites like MSNBC.com.



> 
> B) Try using a Tor bridge:
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges
> if "a certain network" is blocking the Tor directory authorities by IP
> address.

I am using a Tor bridge with the following in the Torc file-
ExcludeExitNodes {US}



> 
> C) You could try the obfsproxy bundle:
> https://www.torproject.org/projects/obfsproxy
> but based on your log I bet it won't help.
> 
> --Roger
> 
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