Re: Configuration errors using tor, privoxy & polipo
On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:35:29 +0100, AG wrote:
> Dear all
>
> On an up-to-date testing machine, I am using Iceweasel + tor + privoxy.
> Florian helped me with an issue like this sometime back, but revisiting
> his helpful advice has not helped on this occasion.
>
> The situation is as follows:
>
> Using Iceweasel, I enable the tor button and receive a warning message
> "Tor proxy test: local HTTP proxy is unreachable. Is polipo running
> properly?"
I used Ubuntu 8.04 with Firefox 3.0.19 and the same + tor + privoxy
configuration.
After upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 Firefox get upgraded to v. 3.6 and all at a
sudden I get the same error message as you describe.
In my case the problem was resolved by a number of random setting
manipulations within Tor Button Properties:
- open Tor Button Properties window;
- run Test Settings (it will fail);
- check "Use custom proxy settings" radio button instead of the default
"Use the recommended settings..."
- run Test Settings (in my case it failed again)
- check "Use the recommended settings..." back and run Test Settings
again. At this point all at sudden I get a positive test result and since
than everything works just fine.
I know all of it does not make much sense but in my case I get it fixed.
Mystery. :-)
It looks like this is a bug in Tor Button (or could be in FF itself?)
PS. I do not remember exactly but it could be that in addition of all of
the above I unchecked the Use Polipo button and than after a test checked
it back again.
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