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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: deadmaufive on July 03, 2013, 09:33 pm
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"A temporary service outage prevents us from determining if your source IP address is a Tor node."
What does this mean? Should I still log onto SR if I get this message?
Thanks for the help!
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Yep getting same error message
Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
A temporary service outage prevents us from determining if your source IP address is a Tor node.
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This is a message on SR?
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This is a message on SR?
No, it pops up when you load the Tor browser bundle after the browser loads and checks to see if you're connected to the Tor network.
I'm not an expert on Tor or anything, but I figure if you can still load .onion (NOT onion.to), then you're connected to Tor...
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Noo its on the tor checker browser.
And now the sr site is down for maintenance
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Ah yeah, check.torproject.org has been down all day. I didn't get an error message, it just didn't connect.
Obviously if you're on a hidden service like this forum, Tor is working for you.
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If check.torproject.org is down, you can use (clearnet) http://ip-check.info/?lang=en, but as astor and enpiping said, if you're on the forums without using the .to service, TOR must be working for you. :)
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Its almost 4:00 AM AND WHEN I SIGNED ONTO TOR IM GETTING IN BRIGHT RED WRITTING THE SAME THING MEMBERS MENTION ABOVE!!
I did not even bother to go to SR. I just came to the forums. Something is up guys. When i was on all day it never did that Nor have i EVER SEEN that type ERROR MSG.
Anyone else getting it?
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It's fine. Their server is down lol ;D
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O ok. I'v never seen that before, so it sketched me out. Did u see it also jack?
Has a HUGE ONION with a Red X though it an says this
Sorry, check is temporarily disabled until we can fix it. (If you're reading this with Tor Browser Bundle, your Tor is working fine.)
A temporary service outage prevents us from determining if your source IP address is a Tor node.
I just noticed my TBB needed to be updated so i guess im about to do tht. Question though!
Is it Necessary to UPDATE the Browser bundle ever time?
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Let's just go with Yes.
Some updates merely update the version numbers of the TBB components, but some include fixes for critical security vulnerabilities (like that websockets thing last year), but most people aren't going to check the blog to see what the update is for. So to stay safe, just update immediately every time.
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Is it Necessary to UPDATE the Browser bundle ever time?
If you want to be secure, yes.
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Iv always just fully removed my older one in the past an then downloaded an extracted the newer, Is there any other way to go about it?
Or the Older must be fully removed?
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Iv always just fully removed my older one in the past an then downloaded an extracted the newer, Is there any other way to go about it?
Or the Older must be fully removed?
TBB is not an install. You are doing it correctly.
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Tor has been hit or miss for me all week, I blamed heavy Tor usage in the middle east but then today, nothing - nada. Glad to have the service restored!
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torstatus.blutmagie.de Performs the same function as
check.torproject.org
But it also loads a list of all active tor nodes which makes it a bit slow to use as a replacement. So if you really wanted you could use it in the meantime but it's probably not worth. After all if you can get to addresses ending in .onion you're using TOR.
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i just posted this in another similar thread but oh well....
I also recieved this message now, I thought that it was a backdoor being created to see what websites i accessed but now that i am seeing other people saying the same thing, (this is after i searched to see if the message was widespread which it appeared to be, hence why im on here now) I reckon the problem actually is with tor. I use tails so everything gets routed through tor anyway.
Wonder how safe it is, or if LE might have cracked a tor node properly.. Because it also says "A temporary service outage prevents us from determining if your source IP address is a Tor node."
It does say your ip adress appears to be "XXXXXXXXXXX" however i know that the one shown is not my own ip so im not sure whats going on.
Modify message
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Tor has been hit or miss for me all week, I blamed heavy Tor usage in the middle east but then today, nothing - nada. Glad to have the service restored!
Schools out and the site is more known than ever. Kiddies are here in force.
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Tor has been hit or miss for me all week, I blamed heavy Tor usage in the middle east but then today, nothing - nada. Glad to have the service restored!
Schools out and the site is more known than ever. Kiddies are here in force.
Lmao +1 , you made me laugh. Its probably true s well.
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Scared the shit outta me too!