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@@ -303,8 +303,15 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
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descriptors as the OS will allow (you can find this by "ulimit -H -n").
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If this number is less than ConnLimit, then Tor will refuse to start. +
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- You probably don't need to adjust this. It has no effect on Windows
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- since that platform lacks getrlimit(). (Default: 1000)
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+ Tor relays need thousands of sockets, to connect to every other relay.
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+ If you are running a private bridge, you can reduce the number of sockets
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+ that Tor uses. For example, to limit Tor to 500 sockets, run
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+ "ulimit -n 500" in a shell. Then start tor in the same shell, with
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+ **ConnLimit 500**. You may also need to set **DisableOOSCheck 0**. +
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+ +
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+ Unless you have severely limited sockets, you probably don't need to
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+ adjust **ConnLimit** itself. It has no effect on Windows, since that
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+ platform lacks getrlimit(). (Default: 1000)
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[[DisableNetwork]] **DisableNetwork** **0**|**1**::
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When this option is set, we don't listen for or accept any connections
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