[tor-bugs] #20232 [Community/Relays]: Relays get stuck on resolve_my_address() if unable to guess address

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#20232: Relays get stuck on resolve_my_address() if unable to guess address
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 Reporter:  c4k3                                 |          Owner:  Nusenu
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very Low                             |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Community/Relays                     |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.8.7
 Severity:  Trivial                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  host hostname hosts ip resolve tor-  |  Actual Points:
  relay address-guessing self-identification     |
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Changes (by traumschule):

 * owner:  (none) => Nusenu
 * component:  Core Tor/Tor => Community/Relays


Comment:

 turns out it helps to define {{{Address}}} as described in the comments in
 default torrc. I propose to add this to the platform specific instruction
 pages:
 {{{
 # Address [Your Public IP Address] # Use this if you are behind a router
 or your internet is NATed
 }}}

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