[tor-bugs] #11288 [general]: Tor not working on my Windows 8.1 based laptop due to IPv6

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#11288: Tor not working on my Windows 8.1 based laptop due to IPv6
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 Reporter:  RagingRhino  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:
Component:  general      |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.5.3-alpha
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
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 (NOTE: Fixed Problem by disabling IPv6 in Windows)
 (This is the problem copy/pasted from a forum I posted on asking for help)
 (Posts seperated by '..............')
 (I hope this helps some other people...)

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 I usually access .onions with TOR browser bundle on my Windows 7 Ultimate
 64bit PC just fine,

 BUT I just bought a laptop, which I want to use TOR on.

 Firstly it came with shity Windows 8.1 software: I tried downloading the
 TOR BRowser bundle and installing. I could access google.com and anyother
 normal website, but every single .onion website wouldn't load. it kept
 saying:

 " Unable to connect
 Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at xxxxxxx.onion"

 For every onion site. They are not down, as I am simultaneously on those
 sites on my PC.

 I tried installing VirtualBox and running an ubuntu OS in there, but that
 went to shit as the guide was too old.

 So I formatted the laptop, and installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit again
 on the laptop. After a bunch of driver problems because my laptops a
 crappy lenovo ideapad flex 15D, I managed to get most of the laptop
 working fine under Windows 7 (except Ethernet and my SD Card reader, oh
 well).

 I tried installing TOR again, and surprise surprise I am getting the same
 error on every single .onion

 I have tried googling this for 6 hours, and have tried the usual set my
 laptops clock to the correct time to the second/set it forward an hour,
 turn off my firewall completely to see if that was the problem etc...

 oh yeh.. TOR loads up perfectly, and connects to the check.torproject.org
 homepage just fine... says 'Congratulations. This Browser is configured to
 use or.' and shows my IP address etc.... it just won't connect to ANY
 onion sites.

 ...................................................

 Every setting I can see is exactly the same as my main PC. Besides i did a
 few tests with the 'time thing', and that brings up the 'time out' error,
 not the 'Firefox can't establish a connection' error....

 I am completely lost. The only thing that is now different about the
 laptop and the PC is that the laptop was 'designed' for windows 8 not 7
 (hence why some of my drivers won't work, because there are ONLY windows
 8+ drivers, therefore there is a slight incompatability with some of my
 hardware.

 But I doubt its a 'driver conflict' as TOR was doing exactly the same
 thing when Windows 8.1 OS was installed from manufacturer, on the laptop.

 I just tried running the laptop in 'SAFE MODE' too, but again Tor did the
 same thing... so annoying

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 Tried both rebooting, TBB reinstall. I've tried older versions of the
 Bundle, i've tried the latest, i've tried the 2.6 beta version.... I've
 tried running through bridges... it's driving me bananas!

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 *** Another user replied with the following suggestion***

 If tor or i2p don’t work for you on host os, the same should be on VM. I
 suggest you try live usb, so you get a tip if that is windows or some
 hardware problem.
 Also if windows use IPv6 try to change to IPv4.

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 I just used the hotfix from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852 to
 disable iPv6 (first option)...

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  I am so happy I could jump you right now!!! The IPv4 thing worked!!!
 woooooopppppp wooooppppppppp.... just synced my time with windows after
 disabling IPv6 in Windows, and booom I can access Evo!!!!!
 mwwahhaahhhaaaaaaaaa

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