Cox interferring with Tor

From	Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com>
Subject	Cox interferring with Tor
Message-ID	<ee6ff65f6200801e1e7c48bd68d11919@msgid.frell.theremailer.net> (permalink)
Date	2025-03-19 01:07 +0100
Newsgroups	alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.dcom.sys.cisco, comp.os.linux.networking
Organization	dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider

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Cox business class customer provides guest Wi-Fi access to transcient 
contractors.

Some of them use Tor Browser to access support docs remotely.

After some recent Cox repairs and upgrades, Tor is unreliable.  Constant 
circuit loss, retries on new circuits etc.  

Cox Internet in general seems reliable, no losses, drops, fast.  No other 
complaints.  

VPN out of the network and bring up Tor.  

Tor connection issues stop, reliable, responsive and no more reconnects.

Drop the VPN, Tor issues return.

Go to local outlet mall for lunch, it has Cox Wi-Fi.  

Run the same test for the heck of it, Tor unreliable.  Connect to VPN, Tor 
reliable for the duration of the hour long lunch.

Whatever Cox did recently is causing Tor circuits to drop.  Rebooting the 
office Cox equipment and internal switches did not change anything.

The Tor issue is not occurring on a T-Mobile phone Wi-Fi hotspot, or a T-
Mobile phone Ethernet hotspot.  Tor remains reliable.  FYI, the T-Mobile 
D/L - U/L = 538 Mbps / 35 Mbps.

Verizon phone Wi-Fi hotspt, no Tor issues there.  The Verizon phone did 
not support Ethernet hotspot.  

AT&T wireless phone Wi-Fi hotspt, no Tor issues there.  The AT&T phone did 
not permit Ethernet hotspot, it was greyed out.

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Cox interferring with Tor Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2025-03-19 01:07 +0100
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