On 08/05/12 03:24, Rhona Mahony wrote: > If Orbot can transparently proxy traffic from an Android phone--browser, chat, email--why can't Tor do it for a laptop or desktop? Incorrect premise? On a "normal" Android device, you need to configure each app to use Orbot via the proxy settings. However, on rooted devices, Orbot has access to transparently intercept communications on a per app basis. I believe it uses iptables, but I could be wrong. You can do the same thing using the standard Tor client on desktops, if you're using a decent operating system like Linux or BSD. You just need to use the "TransPort" and "DNSPort" Tor options (see the docs), and then use Linux's iptables or BSD's pf. The same isn't possible on Windows. However, I believe it is possible to set up a virtual machine on Windows running Linux/BSD and route your traffic through that for transparent Tor access. -- Mike Cardwell https://grepular.com/ http://cardwellit.com/ OpenPGP Key 35BC AF1D 3AA2 1F84 3DC3 B0CF 70A5 F512 0018 461F XMPP OTR Key 8924 B06A 7917 AAF3 DBB1 BF1B 295C 3C78 3EF1 46B4
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