[tor-bugs] #17636 [Tor]: Can a single IPv6 bridge failure stop Tor connecting?

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#17636: Can a single IPv6 bridge failure stop Tor connecting?
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     Reporter:  teor    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium  |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
     Severity:  Normal  |   Keywords:  bridges ipv6
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 ln5's IPv6-only Linux system had 3 bridges, but 2 failed.
 Then the tor instance stopped connecting, even though it still had one
 good bridge.

 Does this happen on IPv4?
 (Can we reproduce it on IPv6?)
 How can we make this more robust?

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