[tor-bugs] #4182 [Vidalia]: Vidalia uses random SOCKS port

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#4182: Vidalia uses random SOCKS port
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    Reporter:  hellais  |       Owner:  chiiph  
        Type:  defect   |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:          
   Component:  Vidalia  |     Version:          
  Resolution:           |    Keywords:          
      Parent:           |      Points:          
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:3 cri]:
 > > and it's disabled by default.
 >
 > This doesn't seem to be the case in the current TBB linux package
 (2.2.35-8)
 >
 > With the default configuration, vidalia still uses random ports.

 That's correct. See also https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#TBBSocksPort

 For the Tor IM Browser Bundle, is there a good way for Vidalia to tell
 Pidgin what port it should use?

 (I have no idea if this is the right ticket for discussing this. Probably
 this is a duplicate of something else.)

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