[tor-relays] Tor Exclude Nodes Misbehaving

[Michael Armbruster]

> I have edited my torrc file on my Tor Client to exclude several
> countries, but I keep getting the United Kingdom in my pathway. My
> torrc file is below:
> 
> DataDirectory C:\Users\Myname\Tor
> Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor
> GeoIPFile C:\Users\Myname\Tor
> Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\geoip
> GeoIPv6File C:\Users\Myname\Tor
> Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\geoip6
> ExitNodes {PL}, {RO}, {LU}, {DK}, {CH}, {NO}, {AN}, {LI}, {IS},
> {FI}, {NL}, {HU}, {BG}
> ExcludeNodes {US}, {CN}, {FR}, {UK}, {ES}, {IT}, {AU}, {HK}, {RU},
> {PT}, {IL}, {IE}, {DE}, {CA}, {BE}, {NZ}, {PR}, {MX}, {KP}, {KR},
> {GR}, {DJ}, {JP}
> StrictExitNodes 1
> 
> When I click on the green onion after selecting a web site, I keep
> getting the United Kingdom as one of my nodes.

You have to add the line

StrictNodes 1

and then it should work, as it prohibits Tor to use nodes that you
excluded, even if it means it cannot establish a curcuit to the site you
are trying to load.

Michael Armbruster

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