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On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 08:29:06AM +0000, enen@tutanota.com wrote:
> Hello,
> =

> I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and Tor Browser Bundle 4.5.=A0 With the new Tor B=
utton =

> feature I have discovered I always get the same entry node, is this norma=
l?
> =

> I have tried the following
> - New Identity via Tor Button
> - quit and restart TBB
> - quit wait some hours and restart TBB
> =

> This has persisted for about a day now (upgrade to 4.5), though it's poss=
ible =

> it has happened with older versions it was just not as readily noticeable
> =

> The entry in question is: 192.150. 94.49

This is indeed a feature. Check out
https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#EntryGuards
for the reasoning behind it.

And if you want to read way way more, also check out
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/improving-tors-anonymity-changing-guard-pa=
rameters

--Roger

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