[tor-bugs] #5374 [Tor Bridge]: getsockname() to check for address change failed

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#5374: getsockname() to check for address change failed
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 Reporter:  funkstar    |          Owner:                     
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new                
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified   
Component:  Tor Bridge  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.12-alpha
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                     
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                     
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 Full line:
 [Warning] getsockname() to check for address change failed: Invalid
 argument [WSAEINVAL]

 I was using the latest Vidalia 0.3.1 alpha with the latest Tor 0.2.3.12
 alpha running on Windows 8 as a bridge for censored users. I noticed that
 this error kept on repeating until I enabled the "Attempt to automatically
 configure port forwarding" option.

 Firstly: I opened the port in my router and entered it into the config
 myself.
 Secondly: Automatic port forwarding doesn't work on Windows 8 so I don't
 need it enabled.

 After enabling the option, Tor actually started working. I also didn't get
 a Windows firewall popup asking for network access until I enabled this
 option. It seems like there's some network code that only runs when this
 option is enabled, where as it should always run?


 On an unrelated note, it seems that the GEOIP file doesn't exist in this
 version:
 [Warning] Failed to open GEOIP file
 C:\Users\<snip>\AppData\Roaming\tor\geoip.  We've been configured to see
 which countries can access us as a bridge, and we need GEOIP information
 to tell which countries clients are in.

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