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[tor-commits] r25121: {website} import and flesh out helix's tbb faq entries (website/trunk/docs/en)
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>
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