[vidalia-svn] r2682: Add some help text about port forwarding. (in vidalia: . trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en)

[edmanm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Author: edmanm
Date: 2008-06-10 00:32:48 -0400 (Tue, 10 Jun 2008)
New Revision: 2682

Modified:
   vidalia/
   vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml
   vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
Log:
 r494@thebe:  edmanm | 2008-06-10 00:33:27 -0400
 Add some help text about port forwarding.



Property changes on: vidalia
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 svk:merge ticket from /local/vidalia [r494] on 45a62a8a-8088-484c-baad-c7b3e776dd32

Modified: vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml
===================================================================
--- vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml	2008-06-10 03:13:38 UTC (rev 2681)
+++ vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/contents.xml	2008-06-10 04:32:48 UTC (rev 2682)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     <Topic id="basic" name="Basic Setup" html="server.html" section="basic"/>
     <Topic id="bandwidth" name="Bandwidth Limits" html="server.html" section="bandwidth"/>
     <Topic id="exitpolicy" name="Exit Policies" html="server.html" section="exitpolicy"/>
+    <Topic id="upnp" name="Port Forwarding" html="server.html" section="upnp"/>
   </Topic>
   <Topic id="bridges" name="Bridge Relays" html="bridges.html">
     <Topic id="about" name="What are bridge relays?" html="bridges.html" section="about"/>

Modified: vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
===================================================================
--- vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html	2008-06-10 03:13:38 UTC (rev 2681)
+++ vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html	2008-06-10 04:32:48 UTC (rev 2682)
@@ -184,6 +184,50 @@
 only used by Tor clients to connect to the Tor network.
 </p>
 
+
+<a name="upnp"/>
+<h3>Port Forwarding</h3>
+
+Many home users connect to the Internet via a <i>router</i>, which allows
+multiple computers on a local network to share the same Internet connection.
+Some users may also be behind a <i>firewall</i> that blocks incoming
+connections to your computer from other computers on the Internet.  If you
+want to run a Tor relay, however, other Tor clients and relays must be able to
+connect to your relay through your home router or firewall. 
+
+To make your relay publicly accessible, your router or firewall needs to know
+which ports to allow through to your computer by setting up what is known as
+<i>port forwarding</i>. Port forwarding configures your router or firewall to
+"forward" all connections to certain ports on your router or firewall to local
+ports on your computer.
+
+If you check the box labeled <i>Attempt to automatically configure port
+forwarding</i>, Vidalia will attempt to automatically set up port forwarding
+on your local network connection so that other Tor clients can connect to your
+relay. Not all routers support automatic port forwarding, though. You can use
+the <i>Test</i> button next to the checkbox to find out if Vidalia is able to
+automatically set up port forwarding for you.
+
+If the <i>Test</i> button finds that Vidalia is unable to set up port
+forwarding for you, you may need to enable this feature on your router or set
+up port forwarding manually. Some network devices have a feature called
+<i>Universal Plug-and-Play</i> (UPnP). If you can access your router's
+administative interface, you should look for an option to enable UPnP. The
+administration interface for most routers can be accessed by opening <a
+href="http://192.168.0.1/";>http://192.168.0.1</a> or <a
+href="http://192.168.1.1/";>http://192.168.1.1</a> in your Web browser. You
+should consult your router's instruction manual for more information.
+
+If you need to set up port forwarding manually, the website <a
+href="http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm";>
+portforward.com</a> has instructions for how to set up port forwarding for
+many types of routers and firewalls. At a minimum, you will need to forward
+your <i>Relay Port</i>, which defaults to port 443 on Windows and 9001 on all
+other operating systems. If you also checked the checkbox labeled <i>Mirror
+the relay directory</i>, then you will also need to forward your <i>Directory
+Port</i>. The <i>Directory Port</i> is set to port 9030 by default on all
+operating systems.
+
 </body>
 </html>