From 1974e6c529c8272dcea95ee11a2c347321e237d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roger Dingledine Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:17:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] make it clearer in the docs what to expect when testing reachability. svn:r5539 --- doc/tor-doc-server.html | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-server.html b/doc/tor-doc-server.html index d69d2048d3..c6f1ab33b4 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc-server.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc-server.html @@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ where new development releases are announced.

As soon as your server manages to connect to the network, it will try to determine whether the ports you configured are reachable from -the outside. This may take several minutes. The log entries will keep -you informed of its progress.

+the outside. This may take up to 20 minutes. Look for a log entry like +Self-testing indicates your ORPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent.. If you don't see this message, it means that your server is not reachable +from the outside -- you should re-check your firewalls, check that it's +testing the IP and port you think it should be testing, etc. +

When it decides that it's reachable, it will upload a "server descriptor" to the directories. This will let clients know