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How does the software append your IP address if it doesn't know it? It can't get it from your router via UPNP, because that traffic is blocked. If it tries to g
by mike-cardwell 16y ago
How does the software append your IP address if it doesn't know it? It can't get it from your router via UPNP, because that traffic is blocked. If it tries to get it by connecting to some online service and asking the IP, the IP it gets back is the Exit nodes.
It doesn't know it's IP address, so it can't leak it.
- thecoffman 16y agoHrm, I see what you're saying - that is an interesting question. I'm not actually sure of the answer.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoThe answer is, it doesn't. This is why it is completely anonymous to use Tor with Bittorrent, but only if you use a transparent proxy configuration.