[or-cvs] link to goodell"s tor detector script rather than the

arma at seul.org arma at seul.org
Sat Feb 4 19:53:07 UTC 2006


Update of /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc
In directory moria:/home/arma/work/onion/cvs/tor/doc

Modified Files:
	tor-doc-osx.html tor-doc-unix.html tor-doc-win32.html 
Log Message:
link to goodell's tor detector script rather than the
traditional ip-checking sites.


Index: tor-doc-osx.html
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RCS file: /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc/tor-doc-osx.html,v
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retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -p -d -r1.53 -r1.54
--- tor-doc-osx.html	24 Jan 2006 04:23:44 -0000	1.53
+++ tor-doc-osx.html	4 Feb 2006 19:53:05 -0000	1.54
@@ -174,19 +174,14 @@ HOWTO</a>.
 <br />
 
 <p>
-<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>
-are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming
-from.
-</p>
-
-<p>If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a
-very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "<tt>ifconfig</tt>".
-If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able
-to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure
-your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check
-your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back
-to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
+Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
+sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
+href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
+detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
+(If that site is down, you can try <a
+href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and <a
+href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>, but to use those you'll
+need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)
 </p>
 
 <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's

Index: tor-doc-unix.html
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RCS file: /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc/tor-doc-unix.html,v
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diff -u -p -d -r1.10 -r1.11
--- tor-doc-unix.html	15 Nov 2005 22:45:24 -0000	1.10
+++ tor-doc-unix.html	4 Feb 2006 19:53:05 -0000	1.11
@@ -159,19 +159,14 @@ HOWTO</a>.
 <br />
 
 <p>
-<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>
-are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming
-from.
-</p>
-
-<p>If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a
-very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "<tt>ifconfig</tt>".
-If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able
-to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure
-your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check
-your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back
-to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
+Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
+sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
+href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
+detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
+(If that site is down, you can try <a
+href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and <a
+href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>, but to use those you'll
+need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)
 </p>
 
 <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's

Index: tor-doc-win32.html
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RCS file: /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc/tor-doc-win32.html,v
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--- tor-doc-win32.html	4 Feb 2006 19:47:14 -0000	1.98
+++ tor-doc-win32.html	4 Feb 2006 19:53:05 -0000	1.99
@@ -173,22 +173,14 @@ system notification area, as shown below
 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-torcp.png">
 
 <p>
-Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make sure
-that your IP address is being anonymized.
-<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>
-are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming
-from. Click on one of them and see what it says.
-</p>
-
-<p>If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a
-very useful test. To learn your IP address, go to the Start menu, click
-Run and enter "<tt>cmd</tt>". At the command prompt, enter "<tt>ipconfig
-/a</tt>". If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able
-to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure
-your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check
-your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back
-to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
+Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
+sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
+href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
+detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
+(If that site is down, you can try <a
+href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and <a
+href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>, but to use those you'll
+need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)
 </p>
 
 <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's



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