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Can the Tor Browser be configured to function as a non-exit relay node?
I downloaded the 64-bit Windows installed for "Tor Browser" from this URL:
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
It installed and worked as expected and can display normal and .onion sites.
The first default page it displays is …
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Failed to connect to Tor network?
I tried connecting to the Tor network. Each time it stops at Loading Network Status .
This is the log file:
27-05-2015 10:54:40.877 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all…
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Setting the country of the tor ExitNodes
I'm having some trouble in setting the country of the tor exit nodes. Following this link, by adding the bellow entries to the ./Data/torrc
ExitNodes {ru}
StrictNodes 1
an exit node from the specified region should be used. However, geo locating…
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How do I browse the tor stackexchange from tor?
Since this has not been directly asked yet it seems, I thought we might as well address the elephant in the room.
Cloudflare prevents access to the CSS, images and javascript of the stackexchange sites unless a cloudflare captcha is entered to be…
Marc-Olivier Barre
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Why is Tor not illegal anywhere?
According to the Tor FAQ and the answer to a different question on this site, Tor is not illegal anywhere, but some countries, e.g. China, are censoring Tor. Why don't these countries ban Tor, and punish the people who try to circumvent the…
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Add bridges on expert bundle
I want to add bridges to my expert bundle but have no idea how to create and what to put in the torrc file.
First of all, there is no torrc file in the expert bundle, so I assume I have to create it (give me an example of what it should include). I…
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Start only TOR without Firefox
I have installed the tor-browser-package and I'd like to use tor only in combination with Thunderbird\torbirdy and without Firefox therefore I tried to start only tor.exe (I also tried tor.exe with some parameter…
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Editing torrc on Orbot
I'm trying to set my location permanently by adding ExitNodes {US} but this doesn't work in the Orbot app on Android.
As this line has to be added at the end of the torrc file, I'm wondering if adding it via the settings in the app is doing that.
Laser
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Tor Browser with Flash AND firewall software
Tor Browser developers have often stated that using Flash Player with Tor Browser isn't considered safe because Flash can connect to the Internet on its own bypassing the Tor Browser.
My question is would using a firewall software such as Comodo…
user6972
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unable to retrieve tor network settings
On whonix 9.6, I can't access the Tor network settings, getting this message "Unable to retrieve Tor settings. Please ensure Tor is running". I want to setup transparent proxying.
Konstantin Elfimov
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How to use a custom stylesheet with Tor Browser?
I want to use Tor Browser with a custom stylesheet to avoid eyestrain. Consider this .css file, for instance.
Their instructions for Firefox are as follows:
Firefox: Locate your profile directory as described on mozilla.org, and save the file as…
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How feasible is that Directories grant you only compromised nodes to build the circuit from?
I asked this question about Tor and how secure are the first steps before the circuit is made (the guy who answered me, lead me to this site which i didn't know).
Please correct me if I'm wrong (or if the guy is wrong, since I will take his answer…
Luis Masuelli
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Does Tor encrypt a client's connection to its entry node?
Does Tor encrypt a client's connection to its entry node? How does it do this?
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How does one setup a Tor hidden service on android
I am looking for some documentation or guide on setting up a Tor hidden service on android, would I just install Tor? Does it torify everything and act like an app. which has a services like nginx or Apache.
malaka
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How to configure apache for Tor hidden service
Which configuration file do I change in Apache to run it through Tor? I know you use:
Listen 127.0.0.1:8080;
Server_name 127.0.0.1:8080;
I think, but I don't have much experience with web hosting, I know how to use Linux, but a little new to this…
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