yes just checking if you can open a socket isnt enough you shoud send valid tor packet and wait for valid answer i know it could be done in php (sending a tcp packet and reciving answer) but never tried it myself
2006/6/16, Ringo Kamens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Just a quick note on checking wether or not port x is open. If they choose port 80 then it could be that the port is really blocked but appears open because the NAT/Firewall recognizes that port connection as part of the "conversation". On 6/15/06, Nick Mathewson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 10:47:12AM -0500, Arrakistor wrote: > > tor_user, > > > > I think questions 1 & 2 & 11 would be confusing to someone who > > needs to use the configurator. To them I think they would > > want to be a client or server so perhaps change question > > 1 & 2 & 11 to combine them: > > This is a fairly good idea, though I wouldn't use these names. > > > a) client (donate bandwidth, use tor) > > ok. > > > b) man in the middle (donate bandwidth, don't use tor) > > Please, please, no. > > "Man in the middle" is an attack where you impersonate server A to > server B, and server B to server A. > > "Middleman" is a possible tor configuration that relays traffic. > > These are technical terms with specific meanings; please don't make > users think that they are about to launch a hostile impersonation > attack when they're just going to run a server! > > > c) server (donate bandwidth & IP address, use tor by default) > > > How about "client" "middleman server" and "exit server"? These are > the terms that Tor uses, after all. > > yrs, > -- > Nick Mathewson > >
