[tor-bugs] #10519 [Tor]: tor uses default IP for dirport instead of the one defined in DirPort

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#10519: tor uses default IP for dirport instead of  the one defined in DirPort
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     Reporter:  torland  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.18-rc
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by nickm):

 So, as Tor stands now, the Address field (or the guessed address) is
 what's taken as your node's address when it advertises itself.  The ORPort
 and DirPort variables decide which address:port to bind, and which port to
 advertise, but not which *address* to advertise.

 Here's how I remember it. Originally, Address could only be an address (as
 in 1.2.3.4), and ORPort could only be a port (as in 9001), so there was no
 reason to infer the address from the ORPort.  Later, ORPort and DirPort
 got the possibility to explicitly include an address, to say which address
 to listen to, in order to merge ORListenAddress ... but the ability to
 advertise an address never got added to ORPort (except for secondary IPv6
 addresses for bridges, maybe?)

 Needless to say, this is more complicated than it should be.  We should
 try to come up with a better way for it to work.

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