From: Nomen Nescio Subject: Cox interferring with Tor Message-ID: Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:07:35 +0100 Newsgroups: alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.dcom.sys.cisco, comp.os.linux.networking Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!alphared!sewer!news.dizum.net!not-for-mail Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider X-Abuse: abuse@dizum.com Injection-Info: sewer.dizum.com - 2001::1/128 Xref: csiph.com alt.privacy.anon-server:93621 comp.dcom.sys.cisco:14684 comp.os.linux.networking:8543 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.