TOR can be very temperamental. There is. Telegram group where you can get help. I would use a VPN. That slows down the connection.
I’ve never had trouble with Sparrow wallet before... I’m trying to use the Tor Browser as a proxy, and connect to a public node like nostr:npub1tr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprusnw2y5g or Bitaroo.
The browser is open, and I have toggled “use proxy” on, entered “localhost” as the Proxy URL, and set the port as 9150 (I’ve also tried 9050).
Tried restarting the browser and the wallet. Tried changing servers. Even changed my VPN in case Sparrow was scared of serving American users. All with no luck…
Did something change in Sparrow or Tor? The setup above has always worked perfectly before.
#asknostr #sparrow #privacy #tor
Cc nostr:npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2 if you have any pointers?
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Do you mean would not*?
I turn off my VPN when I connect Sparrow to Tor. Tor browser on Windows recommends turning off your VPN if you are not an advanced user.
Sorry yes, would NOT use vpn
Turn off your VPN, nostr:npub14qz92uedt0a8jte8jqg63jr3s5cc99cej36jh883z6tprlu354uqqe2q26 !
VPN has never been an issue for me (and I prefer my ISP not to see I’m using Tor - it may be “wrong” but it’s a fact that it draws unwanted attention).
Anyway it worked out! I (am nearly positive that I) have always used “localhost” in the past, and then port 9150 or 9050. But when i checked the corresponding configuration in Shift Wallet (from the BitBox02 bitcoin only hww), it showed a different IP address for a Tor proxy, something with like 127.0 in it i believe (but I’m afk right now).
Anyway when i changed that, it started working.
Just weird because I’m 99% sure it always worked with “localhost” instead of an IP address in the past 🤔🤔