I don't think you need to specify an external IP in the torrc file. You can just specify 0.0.0.0:9050 for socks and 0.0.0.0:9030 for directory. Tor will identify if you have a dynamic IP and resync with the network automatically each time it changes. Also make sure it is a relay you are running and not a bridge. A dynamic IP is no good for a bridge.


Tom


On 17 December 2013 05:55, abhiram <abhiram.chintangal@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,

I am running a tor relay on a home connection. My connection is
assigned a new ip as the lease expires every few days. So far I am
fixing this my editing my torrc file with the new address value. Are
there better ways of handing this?

One thing that puzzled me was that when I first setup my relay it
was unable to find the external address of my connection and its
log files kept complaining that:

"If x.x.x.x:9030 is not your correct IP address and directory port,
 please check your relay's configuration"

Obviously it wasn't my ip address, when I looked it up it was from
another country. So my question is why is my relay advertising this
specific address?

thanks for your time.
--
Abhiram Chintangal



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