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A specific IP in the Tor network gets me kicked off dvdfab.com forum. I see a pop up that says an administrator banned this address.

Can I set tor to not use it or can tor not use it?

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You can configure Tor in way that it doesn't use this specific IP address. Tor has a configuration option called ExcludeExitNodes:

A list of identity fingerprints, country codes, and address patterns of nodes to never use when picking an exit node---that is, a node that delivers traffic for you outside the Tor network. Note that any node listed in ExcludeNodes is automatically considered to be part of this list too. See the ExcludeNodes option for more information on how to specify nodes. See also the caveats on the "ExitNodes" option below.

So the best is to go to https://atlas.torproject.org/ and search for this IP address. Click on the entry and look for the fingerprint of the relay. Enter a line with ExcludeExitNodes FINGERPRINT into your torrc where FINGERPRINT is the value you found in the above page. When you restart Tor it won't use this exit address anymore.

Jens Kubieziel
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