Fwd: Problem with dynamic IP

[Geoff Down]

I found the keys, they're in ~/.tor/keys .
The dynamic IP problem persists.
GD
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> From: Geoff Down <downie at castlecops.net>
> Date: 4 November 2008 04:53:21 GMT
> To: or-talk at freehaven.net
> Subject: Problem with dynamic IP
> Reply-To: or-talk at freehaven.net
>
> Hi,
>  the Tor FAQs mentions bugginess with how Tor detects the IP of a 
> relay when it isn't fixed.
> I think I have this problem - the logs show Tor changing the IP it 
> advertises to the world for the ORPort even though my IP has not in 
> fact changed:
>
> Nov 04 03:47:29.242 [Notice] Our IP Address has changed from xxx to 
> yyy; rebuilding descriptor.
> Nov 04 03:56:44.210 [Notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is 
> reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
> Nov 04 04:17:58.142 [Notice] Our IP Address has changed from yyy to 
> xxx; rebuilding descriptor.
> Nov 04 04:19:05.460 [Notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is 
> reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
> Nov 04 04:19:37.005 [Notice] Performing bandwidth self-test...done.
> Nov 04 04:38:19.808 [Notice] Our IP Address has changed from xxx to 
> yyy; rebuilding descriptor.
> Nov 04 04:43:44.802 [Notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is 
> reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
>
> Here yyy is the false IP - odd that it is supposedly reachable from 
> the outside world.
> The false IP is however on the right network, and could be one I had 
> earlier in the day/week/month. Any idea how to stop this happening 
> please? It's Tor 0.2.0.31 (r16744) MacOSX 10.3.9.
>  Also, I'm advised to back up my relay's private key 'stored in 
> "keys/secret_id_key" in your DataDirectory' . Where is that? I don't 
> have a DataDirectory defined in the torrc.
>
> Thanks,
> downie
>
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