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I want to specify an ExitNode that is near me, so I looked at OnionView and found the IP address of the one I want to use. What is the syntax to put in torrc?

ExitNodes 73.48.139.226?

ExitNodes 73.48.139.226:9001?

ExitNodes {73.48.139.226}?

The first 2 show the "Connecting to the tor network" dialog forever and the last one crashes Tor. (I tried several exitnodes and they all do the same)

I realize I am not nearly as anonymous if I do this and this is sort of unorthodox, but I'm trying to test some things and cannot find documentation anywhere on how to do this.

dukevin
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You can't specify a single node using its IP address. You can specify an address range, which equates to a network, using CIDR notation, as specified in the Tor FAQ. (It's not that obvious, but note the slash in the below description... )

A list of identity fingerprints, country codes, and address patterns of nodes to avoid when building a circuit. Country codes must be wrapped in braces; fingerprints may be preceded by a dollar sign. (Example: ExcludeNodes ABCD1234CDEF5678ABCD1234CDEF5678ABCD1234, {cc}, 255.254.0.0/8)

As noted in previous answers, what you want is the fingerprint of the node.

Check the below page for the relay you want to use, click on its name, and use the fingerprint that is given on the resulting page (but remove the spaces... ):

https://torstatus.blutmagie.de/

Richard Horrocks
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