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author | teor (Tim Wilson-Brown) <teor2345@gmail.com> | 2016-01-29 07:37:06 +1100 |
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committer | teor (Tim Wilson-Brown) <teor2345@gmail.com> | 2016-01-29 07:37:06 +1100 |
commit | c4cb4706c9bb1087584c9813b0ca97c261e6fd77 (patch) | |
tree | a49ffc5b86a9412f2992c5966c550e5bedfc60f6 /doc | |
parent | 42dea56363c24960e85344749644f6502f625463 (diff) | |
parent | 73fc67bc8906819a42ed44abe33179512f90a883 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'feature17840-v11-squashed' into feature17840-v11-merged
Conflicts:
src/or/directory.c
src/test/test_routerlist.c
Fix minor conflicts.
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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 0fea831549..87d976b2fa 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS authorities. By default, the directory authorities are also FallbackDirs. Specifying a FallbackDir replaces Tor's default hard-coded FallbackDirs (if any). + (See the **DirAuthority** entry for an explanation of each flag.) [[UseDefaultFallbackDirs]] **UseDefaultFallbackDirs** **0**|**1**:: Use Tor's default hard-coded FallbackDirs (if any). (When a @@ -391,6 +392,10 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS authority is listening for IPv6 connections on the indicated IPv6 address and OR Port. + + + Tor will contact the authority at __address__:__port__ (the DirPort) to + download directory documents. If an IPv6 address is supplied, Tor will + also download directory documents at the IPv6 address on the DirPort. + + + If no **DirAuthority** line is given, Tor will use the default directory authorities. NOTE: this option is intended for setting up a private Tor network with its own directory authorities. If you use it, you will be @@ -1483,17 +1488,33 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if If no defaults are available there, these options default to 20, .80, .60, and 100, respectively. -[[ClientUseIPv6]] **ClientUseIPv6** **0**|**1**:: - If this option is set to 1, Tor might connect to entry nodes over - IPv6. Note that clients configured with an IPv6 address in a - **Bridge** line will try connecting over IPv6 even if - **ClientUseIPv6** is set to 0. (Default: 0) +[[ClientUseIPv4]] **ClientUseIPv4** **0**|**1**:: + If this option is set to 0, Tor will avoid connecting to directory servers + and entry nodes over IPv4. Note that clients with an IPv4 + address in a **Bridge**, proxy, or pluggable transport line will try + connecting over IPv4 even if **ClientUseIPv4** is set to 0. (Default: 1) -[[ClientPreferIPv6ORPort]] **ClientPreferIPv6ORPort** **0**|**1**:: +[[ClientUseIPv6]] **ClientUseIPv6** **0**|**1**:: + If this option is set to 1, Tor might connect to directory servers or + entry nodes over IPv6. Note that clients configured with an IPv6 address + in a **Bridge**, proxy, or pluggable transport line will try connecting + over IPv6 even if **ClientUseIPv6** is set to 0. (Default: 0) + +[[ClientPreferIPv6DirPort]] **ClientPreferIPv6DirPort** **0**|**1**|**auto**:: + If this option is set to 1, Tor prefers a directory port with an IPv6 + address over one with IPv4, for direct connections, if a given directory + server has both. (Tor also prefers an IPv6 DirPort if IPv4Client is set to + 0.) If this option is set to auto, Tor bridge clients prefer IPv6, and + other clients prefer IPv4. Other things may influence the choice. This + option breaks a tie to the favor of IPv6. (Default: auto) + +[[ClientPreferIPv6ORPort]] **ClientPreferIPv6ORPort** **0**|**1**|**auto**:: If this option is set to 1, Tor prefers an OR port with an IPv6 - address over one with IPv4 if a given entry node has both. Other - things may influence the choice. This option breaks a tie to the - favor of IPv6. (Default: 0) + address over one with IPv4 if a given entry node has both. (Tor also + prefers an IPv6 ORPort if IPv4Client is set to 0.) If this option is set + to auto, Tor bridge clients prefer IPv6, and other clients prefer IPv4. + Other things may influence the choice. This option breaks a tie to the + favor of IPv6. (Default: auto) [[PathsNeededToBuildCircuits]] **PathsNeededToBuildCircuits** __NUM__:: Tor clients don't build circuits for user traffic until they know |