[tor-bugs] #12571 [Website]: online documentation for the ports has gotten muddled

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#12571: online documentation for the ports has gotten muddled
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:  Tor Website 3.0
Component:  Website      |        Version:
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 When I used to proxy apps through Tor the documentation was pretty clear
 about 9050 being the port to put everything through, while 9150 was the
 port to control Tor, the port Vidalia used to control Tor. I seem to
 remember that before Torbutton took over Vidalia's functionality the
 preconfigured port with the Tor bundle was 9050, as it was just another
 app routed through Tor, and Vidalia, talking to Tor via 9150, was the
 controller.

 I've been through all the documentation I can find and it still seems to
 suggest that 9050 is for routing and 9150 is for control. My problem is,
 9050 doesn't work for routing on my machine. If I want an app to use the
 Tor network, I have to socks it to 9150. This is freaking me out.

 I'm running 3.6.2 but I sometimes use standalone Vidalia for various
 utilities it has.

 Another area that needs clarification is Orbot - it seems to suggest 8118
 is its routing port, but I don't know what its control port is or even
 whether 8118 is indeed the routing port because the documentation is
 sparse and murky there too. Or maybe I just need to be pointed to the
 correct link... but the fact that I can't directly find it and there are
 contradictory factoids floating around is troubling.

 I know the ports for Tor used to be different way back when, because I
 ended up finding that there are still some really old tutorials that are
 obsolete kicking around on various computer news sites. Did non-Android
 Tor once use 8118? Anyway I'm confused, and since I spent the better part
 of an hour digging around the Tor site and the internet and couldn't geta
 conclusive answer, I'm filing a bug for better documentation.

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