Yep, it eventually came up and built a circuit just fine. Was just curious... Thanks! - ferg -- David Vennik wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 you expressed exactly what my first thought was in response - that the client was merely persistently attempting to use an old directory cache. coderman wrote: > On 10/24/06, Fergie wrote: >> ... >> Oct 24 23:15:19:698 [Notice] Tor v0.1.2.2-alpha. This is experimental >> software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. >> ... >> Oct 24 23:15:20:167 [Notice] We now have enough directory information >> to build circuits. >> Oct 24 23:15:25:276 [Notice] No Tor server exists that allows exit to >> [scrubbed]:80. Rejecting. >> ... [lots of rejection] ... >> Oct 24 23:17:19:354 [Notice] Our directory information is no longer >> up-to-date enough to build circuits. >> Oct 24 23:17:19:386 [Notice] I learned some more directory information, >> but not enough to build a circuit. >> ... [x2] >> Oct 24 23:17:23:651 [Notice] We now have enough directory information >> to build circuits. >> Oct 24 23:17:46:479 [Notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. >> Looks like client functionality is working. > > this looks like: > - Tor was started with an old directory > - thought it could create circuits > - attempts to connect out (your new firefox?) failed because directory > info was actually stale > - got updated directory > - working fine now? > > >> ... >> Why was an exit being created to: [scrubbed]:80 >> >> What's up with that? Just curious... > > i assume it was your 2.0 firefox using torbutton. is anything else > configured to use Tor as a socks proxy? > > best regards, > > > also: > if Tor did think an out of date directory (cached?) was suitable for > building circuits, shouldn't it defer until it has obtained a current > directory? > - -- http://davidvennik.blogspot.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFPyecgF+g21XtpK4RA7Z4AJ0bDwoubPWuFJIKmsfTIl4J1tktuACgx969 PsDfEfNqkuhtEMY63WfFGY8= =1uYT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----