Author: arma Date: 2011-09-27 09:39:10 +0000 (Tue, 27 Sep 2011) New Revision: 25121 Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: import and flesh out helix's tbb faq entries Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2011-09-27 07:24:45 UTC (rev 25120) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2011-09-27 09:39:10 UTC (rev 25121) @@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ <p>Tor Browser Bundle:</p> <ul> + + <li><a href="#TBBSocksPort">I'm on OSX or Linux and I want to + run another application through the Tor launched by Tor Browser + Bundle. How do I predict my SOCKS port?</a></li> + <li><a href="#TBBPolipo">I need an HTTP proxy. Where did Polipo + go?</a></li> + <li><a href="#TBBOtherBrowser">I want to use Chrome/IE/Opera/etc + with Tor.</a></li> + <li><a href="#TBBCloseBrowser">I want to leave Tor Browser Bundle + running but close the browser.</a></li> + <li><a href="#GoogleCaptcha">Google makes me solve a Captcha or tells me I have spyware installed.</a></li> <li><a href="#GmailWarning">Gmail warns me that my account may have @@ -727,6 +738,95 @@ <hr> +<a id="TBBSocksPort"></a> +<h3><a class="anchor" href="#TBBSocksPort">I'm on OSX or Linux and +I want to run another application through the Tor launched by Tor +Browser Bundle. How do I predict my SOCKS port?</a></h3> + +<p> +Typically Tor listens for SOCKS connections on port 9050. TBB +on OSX and Linux has an experimental feature where Tor listens +on random unused ports rather than a fixed port each time. The +goal is to avoid conflicting with a "system" Tor install, +so you can run a system Tor and TBB at the same time. We're <a +href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3948">working on +a feature</a> where Tor will try the usual ports first and then back +off to a random choice if they're already in use. Until then, if you +want to configure some other application to use Tor as a socks proxy, +here's a workaround: +</p> + +<p> +In Vidalia, go to Settings->Advanced and uncheck the box that says +'Configure ControlPort automatically'. Click OK and restart TBB. Your +SOCKS port will then be on 9050. +</p> + +<hr> + +<a id="TBBPolipo"></a> +<h3><a class="anchor" href="#TBBPolipo">I need an HTTP proxy. Where did +Polipo go?</a></h3> + +<p> +In the past, Tor bundles included an HTTP proxy like Privoxy or Polipo, +solely to work around a bug in Firefox that was finally fixed in Firefox +6. Now you don't need a separate HTTP proxy to use Tor, and in fact +leaving it out makes you safer because Torbutton has better control over +Firefox's interaction with websites. +</p> + +<p> +If you are trying to use some external application with Tor, step zero +should be to <a href="<page download/download>#warning">read the set +of warnings</a> for ways you can screw up. Step one should be to try +to use a SOCKS proxy rather than an http proxy — Tor runs a SOCKS +proxy on port 9050 on Windows, or <a href="#TBBSocksPort">see above</a> +for OSX and Linux. +</p> + +<p> +If that fails, feel free to install privoxy or polipo. You can use <a +href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbrowser.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/build-scripts/config/polipo.conf">our +old polipo config file</a> if you like. However, please realize that +this approach is unsupported. +</p> + +<hr> + +<a id="TBBOtherBrowser"></a> +<h3><a class="anchor" href="#TBBOtherBrowser">I want to use +Chrome/IE/Opera/etc with Tor.</a></h3> + +<p> +Unfortunately, Torbutton only works with Firefox right now, and without +<a href="https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/en/design/">Torbutton's +extensive privacy fixes</a> there are many ways for websites or other +attackers to recognize you, track you back to your IP address, and so on. +In short, using any browser besides Tor Browser Bundle with Tor is a +really bad idea. +</p> + +<p> +We're working with the Chrome team to <a +href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/google-chrome-incognito-mode-tor-and-fingerprinting">fix +some bugs and missing APIs in Chrome</a> so it will be possible to write a +Torbutton for Chrome. No support for any other browser is on the horizon. +</p> + +<hr> + +<a id="TBBCloseBrowser"></a> +<h3><a class="anchor" href="#TBBCloseBrowser">I want to leave Tor Browser +Bundle running but close the browser.</a></h3> + +<p> +We're working on a way to make this possible on all platforms. Please +be patient. +</p> + +<hr> + <a id="GoogleCaptcha"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#GoogleCaptcha">Google makes me solve a Captcha or tells me I have spyware installed.</a></h3>