Tor doesn't seem to work with Network configuration
Running OS X 10.3.9 with Tor installed; Network settings pointing to Privoxy on 127.0.0.1, port 8118 for HTTP, HTTPS, and Gopher. Using Safari 1.3, Camino 1.0b1 and Firefox 1.5 with SwitchProxy and the browser's Connection settings pointing to Privoxy as well.
Connecting to ipid.shat.net/ using Safari or Camino shows an ip address in a different part of the country or world, as expected. Using Firefox 1.5 with SwitchProxy turned off (Network settings for OS X are still enabled), I get an ip address for my ISP, even though they're not running any Tor servers. If I use Network Utility to do a Whois lookup, it also says I'm coming from my ISP; same if I go to www.dnsstuff.com (Java and JavaScript are off). Turning on SwitchProxy (even while Network settings are enabled) and trying again gets me an IP address in a different part of the country or world, as it should be.
This makes no sense, and it doesn't inspire confidence, since I get different results depending on which browser I'm using. I followed the directions for installation and setup, so I can only presume it's a bug of some sort, perhaps with OS X, or Tor.
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Username: dedwards