[or-cvs] How to check the local IP added to tor-doc-{win32,osx}.html

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How to check the local IP added to tor-doc-{win32,osx}.html


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 your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
 web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
 
-<p>To test if it's working, go to 
+<p>To test if it's working, you need to know your normal IP address 
+so you can verify that the address really changes when running Tor.
+Your local IP address is shown by the <tt>ifconfig</tt> command.  
+If you are behind a NAT/Firewall you can use one of the sites listed 
+below to check which IP you are using.
+When that is done, start Tor and Privoxy and visit any of the sites again.
+If everything works, your IP address should have changed.
+ </p>
+
+<p>
 <!--<a href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">peertech</a>, -->
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> or 
+<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> and
 <a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a>
-and see what IP and country it says you're coming from. 
+are sites that basically shows your present IP so you can see
+what address and country you're coming from.
 </p>
 
 <p>

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 your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
 web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
 
-<p>To test if it's working, go to 
+<p>To test if it's working, you need to know your normal IP address so you can
+verify that the address really changes when running Tor.
+Go to the Start menu, click Run and enter <tt>cmd</tt>.
+At the command prompt, enter <tt>ipconfig</tt>. If you are behind a NAT/Firewall
+you can use one of the sites listed below to check which IP you are using.
+When that is done, start Tor and Privoxy and visit any of the sites again.
+If everything works, your IP address should have changed.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 <!--<a href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">peertech</a>, -->
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> or 
+<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> and
 <a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a>
-and see what IP and country it says you're coming from.
+are sites that basically shows your present IP so you can see
+what address and country you're coming from.
 </p>
 
 <p>