From 97e3bcf06cad84d0bdde53050e5ea101554b311e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "W. Trevor King" Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 06:59:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add Tor post. --- posts/Tor.mdwn | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/Tor.mdwn diff --git a/posts/Tor.mdwn b/posts/Tor.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c2fd97 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/Tor.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +[Tor][] is an anonomizing proxy, see their list of [usage +scenarios][use] if you want more details. A basic Tor client is +extremely easy to set up on Gentoo, just emerge `net-misc/tor`, +possibly tweak the stock `/etc/tor/torrc`, and fire up the connection +with + + $ sudo /etc/init/tor start + +which (by default) opens a [SOCKS][] + +To use your new Tor "proxy" with Firefox, go to +`Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Network->Connection->Settings->Manual +proxy configuration` and set + + SOCKS host: localhost + Port: 9050 + Version: SOCKSv5 + +To use remote DNS, enter `about:config` in the address bar, set the +filter to `dns`, and set `network.proxy.socks_remote_dns` to `true` by +double clicking. + +To disable cookies, which would allow the sites you're connecting to +to track you as your exit IP changes, go to +`Edit->Preferences->Privacy`, select `Firefox will: Use custom +settings for history`, and make sure `Accept cookies from sites` is +unchecked. + +To check that everything is properly configured, you can browse over +to [Tor's check utility][check]. + +[Tor]: https://www.torproject.org/ +[use]: https://www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html.en +[SOCKS]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS +[check]: https://check.torproject.org/ + +[[!tag tags/linux]] +[[!tag tags/tools]] -- 2.26.2