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[vidalia-svn] r2683: Add a little bit of formatting too. (in vidalia: . trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en)
Author: edmanm
Date: 2008-06-10 00:35:13 -0400 (Tue, 10 Jun 2008)
New Revision: 2683
Modified:
vidalia/
vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
Log:
r496@thebe: edmanm | 2008-06-10 00:35:42 -0400
Add a little bit of formatting too.
Property changes on: vidalia
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svk:merge ticket from /local/vidalia [r496] on 45a62a8a-8088-484c-baad-c7b3e776dd32
Modified: vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html
===================================================================
--- vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html 2008-06-10 04:32:48 UTC (rev 2682)
+++ vidalia/trunk/src/vidalia/help/content/en/server.html 2008-06-10 04:35:13 UTC (rev 2683)
@@ -187,27 +187,33 @@
<a name="upnp"/>
<h3>Port Forwarding</h3>
-
+<p>
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.
+</p>
+<p>
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.
+</p>
+<p>
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.
+</p>
+<p>
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
@@ -217,7 +223,9 @@
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.
+</p>
+<p>
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
@@ -227,6 +235,7 @@
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.
+</p>
</body>
</html>