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Update README, PROJECT, ROADMAP, TASKS, TODO, USAGE, CHEATSHEET, INSTALL, and DEBUG to reflect stealth connect, probation window, markov nick generation, local DNS resolution, and multi-IP failover. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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126 lines
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# Debugging
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## Verbose Mode
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```bash
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bouncer -c config/bouncer.toml -v
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```
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Shows: SOCKS5 connections, DNS resolution, IRC registration, state transitions,
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K-line detection, nick changes, channel joins, client events, backlog replay.
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## Log Format
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```
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HH:MM:SS LEVEL module message
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```
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## Connection States in Logs
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| Log message | Meaning |
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|-------------|---------|
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| `connecting to ...` | SOCKS5 + TLS handshake starting |
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| `connected, registering as <nick>` | Random identity sent to server |
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| `registered as <nick>` | Server accepted registration (001) |
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| `probation started (15s)` | Watching for K-line |
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| `server ERROR: ... (K-Lined)` | K-lined during probation |
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| `probation passed, connection stable` | Safe to reveal identity |
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| `switching nick: <random> -> <real>` | Changing to configured nick |
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| `nick changed: <old> -> <new>` | Server confirmed nick change |
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| `joined #channel` | Channel join successful |
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| `reconnecting in Ns (attempt N)` | Backoff before retry |
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## Common Issues
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### K-lined on every attempt
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All SOCKS5 exit IPs may be banned on the target network. The bouncer will
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keep retrying with exponential backoff, cycling through different exit IPs
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(DNS round-robin). This is expected behavior -- it will eventually find a
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clean IP if one exists.
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Check which IPs are being tried:
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```bash
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bouncer -c config/bouncer.toml -v 2>&1 | grep 'trying\|K-Lined\|Banned'
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```
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### "config not found"
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```bash
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bouncer -c /full/path/to/bouncer.toml
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```
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### SOCKS5 proxy not running
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```bash
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ss -tlnp | grep 1080
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```
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### SOCKS5 proxy can't reach server
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Test connectivity directly:
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```bash
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curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:1080 -v telnet://irc.libera.chat:6697
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```
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If remote DNS fails, test with local resolution:
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```bash
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curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:1080 -v https://$(getent ahostsv4 irc.libera.chat | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'):6697 -k
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```
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### Nick already in use
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During probation (random nick): bouncer generates another random nick.
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After probation (configured nick): bouncer appends `_` and retries.
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```
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WARNING bouncer.network [libera] nick in use, trying mynick_
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```
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### TLS certificate errors
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All TLS connections use the system CA store. Self-signed certs are not
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currently supported.
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### Connection drops after registration
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Typical for networks that ban proxy/VPN IPs. The bouncer handles this:
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detects the K-line, waits with backoff, reconnects with fresh identity.
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## Inspecting the Backlog
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```bash
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sqlite3 config/bouncer.db
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```
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```sql
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-- recent messages
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SELECT datetime(timestamp, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as time,
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network, sender, target, command, content
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FROM messages ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 20;
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-- message counts per network
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SELECT network, COUNT(*) as msgs FROM messages GROUP BY network;
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-- last client disconnect per network
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SELECT network, last_seen_id,
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datetime(last_disconnect, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as disconnected
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FROM client_state;
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-- search messages
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SELECT * FROM messages WHERE content LIKE '%keyword%' ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 10;
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```
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## Watching Live Logs
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Run bouncer in foreground with verbose:
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```bash
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bouncer -c config/bouncer.toml -v 2>&1 | grep -v aiosqlite
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```
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The `grep -v aiosqlite` filters out noisy SQLite debug lines.
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