Helio via Tails-testers:
> Hello Tails devs, I hope all is well
Hi Helio,
Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to report your tests!
> 1) When connecting to Tor without Bridges fails. (please see the
> screenshots: A, B, C)
> A - Fails at syncing the clock; try to connect, takes more time than
> normally do, get stuck at 90% (message: Your local network is blocking
> access to Tor); B - automatically changes to default Bridges; C -
> completes the connection.
We also discovered this bug in 4.19~rc1. I think that it's this one:
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18367
> 2) When connecting to a Tor Bridge that works at first but then stops
> working.
> I experienced it several times, even before this release. I try to
> always use Bridges. In a first moment, the Bridge worked. The day after,
> the same bridge wouldn't work, nor any other custom Bridge I tried.
> Walking back and trying to connect without Bridges didn't work too.
> (please see the screenshots: D, E, F)
Indeed!
I proposed improvements to this screen that should help here:
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18382
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18364
But note that we're still discussing whether we want to allow people to
go back from hiding Tor to not hide Tor, as it might be dangerous:
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18345
I took note of your experience on the issue :)
Most likely, only 1 of your bridges stopped working. That's:
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18298
We're also discussing options to make it easier for people to understand
that and keep using the bridges that might still work in the set. I also
took note of your experience on the ticket.
> - OBFS4 Bridge don't show IP address in the Onion Circuits app, but
> shows it in the Tor Browser site information tab (please see the
> screenshot: G). Is it correct?
Oh, that's a new bug! :)
I'm tracking it here now:
https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18409
> - Clock differs strangelly from the UTS clock (it should be hours, not
> minutes - am I right? please see the screenshot: H)
Right. That's probably a consequence of the failed time sync that you
describe at the beginning of your email.
Or does it happen without the failed time sync notification.
Thanks for all the screenshots! Things are much easier to understand
this way :)
In solidarity,
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sajolida
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