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> From: jmaplin@xxxxxxx > To: tor-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:18:05 -0400 > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] how to install torrent tor > > On Mar 21, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Curious Kid wrote: > > > I looks to me like Zaher F. mistakenly believes that this is a > > bundle created to > > download torrents through Tor. > > > > I hope those mirrors you posted don't get blocked... > > It was my impression that his original question was a badly-worded > variation on "Firefox works over Tor, now how do I get torrents to > work over Tor?". The answer depends on which client you're using. To > date, I haven't seen a Bittorrent client specifically designed with > Tor in mind, but then, since I find wasting huge amounts of exit > bandwidth in this way a little distasteful, I haven't exactly been > looking. uTorrent, however, is fairly easy to configure properly, so > I'll use it as an example. > > In the "Connection" section of uTorrent's preferences, set the proxy > server options to "HTTP", "127.0.0.1", and "8118" respectively to > bounce traffic through Polipo (Which I'm assuming you installed with > the Vidalia Bundle). If you don't have Polipo installed, you can set > the proxy server options to "SOCKS", "127.0.0.1", and "9050" > respectively to route traffic directly into the Tor client. I'd make > sure "Resolve hostnames through proxy" is checked, and although I > cringe at the thought of using so much of the network's bandwidth, I > suppose "Use proxy server for peer-to-peer connections" is the magic > checkbox you're looking for. (All this assumes you haven't changed any > of the default ports). > > But really, a simple Google search of "<your client's name> over Tor" > or similar will yield you much more specific results, with pictures, > even. The question is so general it's really hard for us to answer it > here. > > ~Justin Aplin > this what i am asking about.... thanks so much for the answer... but i hop that u tried this cause i was trying what u wrote for bittorent and didnt work.... maybe i will try it for utorrent.... |
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