Troubleshooting

⚠️ Check Tor's IP Endpoint. 😠

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Test Latency: time toriptables2.py --ip

Status	Active	IP API Endpoint	Failover	Method
🟢	Yes	https://check.torproject.org/api/ip	✅	cURL JSON WGET
🟢	Yes	https://ident.me	✔️	cURL JSON WGET

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No Python dependencies:

tor_ip_switcher ELF 64-bit one file executable

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Dependencies:

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apt install tor python-tk

git clone https://github.com/ruped24/toriptables2

Python version dependencies:

sudo python3 tips_setup.py

python2 tor_ip_switcher.py

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Start Errors:

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Error:

[12:38:08] TOR Switcher starting.
[12:38:08] There was an error!
[12:38:08] Quitting.

The Fix:

• Tor service is not running. Start toriptables2.py.
• Setup the ControlPort and HashControlPassword.
• Purge and re-install tor. toriptables2 needs the stock /etc/tor/torrc to work properly.

Error:

[12:40:34] TOR Switcher starting.
[12:40:34] Control responded,
Incorrect password: "passowrd"
[12:40:34] Quitting.

The Fix:

• Use the automated script tips_setup.py to reset the password.

• When creating a "password with spaces", put "quotes" around it.

• Or likely a PEBKAC issue.

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Iptables Failed to initialize nft:

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► TorIptables2 Failed to initialize nft

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Frequently Asked Questions:

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FAQ:

Why do I sometimes get a repeat IP address when set to 5 seconds.

In my testing, 7 seconds seems to be the threshold. Ymmv (Your mileage may vary).

It states "works with toriptables2". Can it work with any tor anonymizer?

The short answer is yes. But, I have only tested and can support toriptables2 and KillChain.

Does it work on Windows?

Only if the ControlPort and Hash-Password are setup correctly. It has been only tested on Linux.

Can the tips_setup.py script work on Windows.

No. The "tips_setup" script is Linux only.

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