With the TestSocks setting I get Sep 10 15:34:24.000 [notice] Your application (using socks5 to port 443) instruc Sep 10 15:34:47.000 [notice] Your application (using socks5 to port 443) instruc
in the log file. However, in the torrc file I have ORPort 9001 not 443. I don't know if that is anything to do with the problem? I'm not getting any errors, only warnings in the /var/log/tor/log file. /Martin S 2014-09-10 13:59 GMT+02:00 Martin S <shieldf...@gmail.com>: > I've tried connecting with "Tor/Privacy (SOCKS5)" but still get the > same error =( > "From the Tor side" do you mean on the server side or something else? > > 2014-09-10 13:43 GMT+02:00 Roger Dingledine <a...@mit.edu>: >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 01:28:15PM +0200, Perforin wrote: >>> HI That's because the DNS requests are not made through Tor, so Pidgin >>> can't resolv the hidden service onion URL. You need Polipo or Privoxy >>> running, configure it with tunneling everything through Tor (don't >>> forget the DNS requests!!!). Lastly you need to configure pidgin to use >>> the local privoxy/polipo port as a socks5 proxy. >> >> I think the "DNS requests are being done by your application rather >> than passing the hostname into Tor" theory is a likely one. >> >> But telling your Pidgin to use an http proxy (privoxy or polipo) as a >> socks5 proxy is definitely not going to do what you want. :) >> >> In my case I configure my Pidgin to use the proxy type called >> "Tor/Privacy (SOCKS5)". This setting tells Pidgin that you really >> do want the traffic to go through the proxy, and if it can't use the >> proxy you would rather it not attempt the connection. If your Pidgin >> doesn't have this proxy type, you should consider upgrading. >> >> From the Tor side, you might set >> TestSocks 1 >> which will make your Tor client log more useful debugging things for you. >> >> Hope that helps, >> --Roger >> >> -- >> tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org >> To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > > > > -- > Regards, > > Martin S -- Regards, Martin S -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
