From bc3e16a32b3875acee437f274863933b4e647dcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Keil <fk@fabiankeil.de>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:32:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Explain why 'ping config.privoxy.org' is not expected to
reach a local Privoxy installation
---
doc/source/faq.sgml | 11 +++++++++--
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml
index a75308b4..37345334 100644
--- a/doc/source/faq.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.113 2016/02/13 11:18:27 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.114 2016/02/26 12:27:32 fabiankeil Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.113 2016/02/13 11:18:27 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.114 2016/02/26 12:27:32 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
@@ -1621,6 +1621,13 @@ delays in page requests. What's wrong?</title>
hence it could not be intercepted, and you have accessed the <emphasis>real</emphasis>
web site at config.privoxy.org.
</para>
+<para>
+ Note that config.privoxy.org resolves to a public IP address.
+ If you use config.privoxy.org as ping or traceroute target you will
+ reach the system on the Internet (Privoxy can't intercept ICMP requests).
+ If you want to ping the system Privoxy runs on,
+ you should use its IP address or local DNS name (if it has got one).
+</para>
</sect2>
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