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Quote from: ErebusBat on March 21, 2013, 07:07:31 AM

You need to add listen=1 to your bitcoin.conf file.

Prudence would suggest that you make sure that other machines can't see your PC, but you should be behind a nat router anyway. Just disable a port forward if you have one.

Thank you so much! That worked.

Your second tip is chinese to me. How do I know that I am behind a nat router? I don't even know where to check that. Let alone disable a port forward. Do I have to somehow connect to my router, the box from my internet service provider?

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So do I understand correctly that for people using proxies (mainly for Tor), you *may* have to do any of the following:

(1) Create a bitcoin.conf file with listen=1 (C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\bitcoin.conf or /home/user/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf)
(2) Start Armory with --skip-online-check
(3) In some cases, change the port that Armory connects to (usually 8333, might be 9050 with Tor)

Does this cover it? What else should I add to my list?

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Thanks for the Tip, it does indeed work now, with Armory.

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You need to add listen=1 to your bitcoin.conf file.

Prudence would suggest that you make sure that other machines can't see your PC, but you should be behind a nat router anyway. Just disable a port forward if you have one.

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That sounds like the same issue I had during testing.

I'm not sure if I set it up right.

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Quote from: justusranvier on March 20, 2013, 09:37:01 PM

Armory uses bitcoin-qt to broadcast transactions for it, so if you've configured the standard client to connect via Tor then any transactions Armory creates will be anonymized.

I succeeded in connecting bitcoin-qt through the Tor network.

But Armory opens in 'offline mode' because 'bitcoin-qt is not running'.

However, bitcoin-qt is running and even shows the green checkmark and says it's connected via 8 active connections.

Do you or anyone else have an idea how to solve this?

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Quote from: justusranvier on March 20, 2013, 09:37:01 PM

Armory uses bitcoin-qt to broadcast transactions for it, so if you've configured the standard client to connect via Tor then any transactions Armory creates will be anonymized.

Thanks a lot

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Armory uses bitcoin-qt to broadcast transactions for it, so if you've configured the standard client to connect via Tor then any transactions Armory creates will be anonymized.

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From what I understand Armory, needs the standard bitcoin client to be running.
I could be wrong, but if that is running via Tor, it would also apply for Armory.

I've never tested it, I never considered trying to using it via Tor, but you have given me an idea to test it.

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When you create blockchain wallets through Tor and manage them only through Tor, I understood you are very anonymous. (ofcourse you need to make sure not to receive or send coins on that address that comes from people or companies that know who you are.)

But how do I achieve the same anonymity with Armory?

I'm not technically advanced but do I understand correctly that when using Armory it's comparable to using blockchain wallet via normal browser (ie: not very anonymous since your ip can be known)?

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