[tor-bugs] #6479 [Tor bundles/installation]: Vidalia was unable to connect to tor. (connection refused by peer.)

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#6479: Vidalia was unable to connect to tor. (connection refused by peer.)
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 Reporter:  Torguy01                  |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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Changes (by arma):

  * priority:  blocker => normal
  * milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable =>


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:6479 Torguy01]:
 > This is a yellow warning in the logs
 >
 > Jul 28 12:50:33.488 [Warning] Warning from libevent: evsig_init:
 socketpair: Connection refused [WSAECONNREFUSED ]

 This looks very likely to be relevant. It sounds like you have some sort
 of firewall that's preventing Tor from talking to itself. It may also use
 the name 'antivirus'.

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