2023-11-24 07:56 from Nurb432
TOR Question: Do the official entry points change every so often?
Reason i ask is i dont get on often, but did this morning just to get
updates ( using the bundled Firefox thingie, not a service or
anything, and all default settings ) and it refused to connect.
Everything was timing out affording to the log. Wondering if my ISP
was doing something, tried the snowflake bridge, again, timeout.
Tried another bridge set ( obfs ) and it did connect, then updated..
Now it works without bridges.
I would have thought that as long as the project itself was alive,
the main entry points would be stable?
Typically, your client should pick a guard node (entry point) and use it for an extended period of time (say, 3 months).
If you take long between Tor sessions, it can be that yout Tor instance has outdated circuitry information and is trying to figure out the current state of the network.
Normally i do it once a month, but could have easily forgot this summer. So might have hit that 3 month zone. I just assumed that ( much like DHT ) there were a few well known entry nodes that everyone hits first, it and then collect more for next time once 'in'.
Ill have to just be more diligent on doing monthly updates.
Fri Nov 24 2023 08:59:40 EST from darknetuserTypically, your client should pick a guard node (entry point) and use it for an extended period of time (say, 3 months).
If you take long between Tor sessions, it can be that yout Tor instance has outdated circuitry information and is trying to figure out the current state of the network.