[tor-talk] "Tor Circuit" list in TBB displaying incorrect exit node and IP address

[Nathaniel Suchy]

Some servers have multiple IP Addresses. They might accept Tor traffic on one and exit through another and the software isn’t picking up on the right IP.

Cordially,
Nathaniel Suchy



Dec 23, 2018, 10:10 AM by jiggytwiggy at danwin1210.me:

> I have noticed that the "Tor Circuit" list in Tor Browser sometimes shows
> an incorrect IP (and location) when connected to specific web sites.
>
> I used "StrictNodes 1" in torrc and selected the exit
> "PrivacyRepublic0001" which is based in France and has an IP address of
> 178.32.181.96.
>
> Usually when I checked the "Tor Circuit", the correct 178.32.181.96 is
> shown. However, sometimes it showed a different IP of 179.43.168.166
> (Switzerland), 192.42.113.102 (Netherlands), and 109.70.100.11 (Austria).
>
> 179.43.168.166 is "mccowan", 192.42.113.102 is "Spigen", and 109.70.100.11
> is "karfiol". None of these are exit nodes.
>
> The odd behavior only happens with certain sites:
> https://bitcointalk.org <https://bitcointalk.org/>> , > https://www.cato.org <https://www.cato.org/>> ,
> https://www.whatismyip.com <https://www.whatismyip.com/>>  (for example - there must be many more)
>
> It does not happen with Google, Gmail, Amazon, Alexa, Yahoo, CNN, BBC, etc.
>
> This is nothing to do with any specific exit node. I've tried it with
> others. For some reason, on a minority of sites, the correct exit node
> does not show in "Tor Circuits" and, in its place, a non-exit node is
> shown.
>
> Is this a known bug? Or something problematic with certain sites? Why are
> these sites different?
>
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