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Tails display errors and persistence errors!
First off, I am running Tails live off of a USB drive on a MacBook Retina.
Everything boots up fine, but the display resolution is way to high for my screen and everything looks so small. When I try to adjust the resolution, my screen goes black…
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Why isn't `control_auth_cookie` being created?
On Ubuntu, how come Tor (0.2.4.20-1) doesn't create control_auth_cookie anywhere on the system after enabling CookieAuthentication in /etc/tor/torrc?
# /etc/init.d/tor start
* Starting tor daemon... [ OK…
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Safe to login to personal accounts (email, Amazon, etc.) when using Tor?
Is it less or more safe to login to personal accounts (email, Amazon, etc.) when using Tor, compared to not using Tor?
For example, using Tor browser, or Firefox/Chrome with Tor extensions.
What are the cons and pros?
Will my account information be…
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Tor hidden service on Raspberry Pi
I want to set up a Tor hidden service on a Raspberry Pi. What is a good way to do that? Maybe start with Occidentalis v0.2 by Adafruit?
Is there a special tutorial for the Raspberry PI?
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Bootstrapped at 10% for hours
I try to use Vidalia Bundle with certain application. It used to be stuck at 'starting Tor' if I recall correctly. So, I set it as 'run as client only' and added some bridges. Now it's stuck at 10% bootstrapped for hours. I think my ISP is blocking…
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Can I use Tor through UDP Protocol?
I am using internet using 3G Data Card and my network have UDP 53 port open even when I don't have Internet plans. How can I use configure Tor to use UDP 53 port for Internet access.
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Using Tor Proxy through other aplications
Before I proceed, I would like to mention that I understand that Tor browser integrates unique features such as not loading certain html canvases, scripts and a whole bunch of additions to make browsing more anonymous. I always use Tor when complete…
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Tor & dns cached
On linux with wireshark I saw a lot of dns activity including a request for a site I am pretty sure I visited with Tor browser bundle earlier a few days ago.
Not visited with regular firefox. However dns request made without Tor browser bundle…
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Randomized testing of Tor options
When looking at the Tor manpage one sees lots of different options. They range from general options to some which are specific to relays, hidden services etc. I'm asking myself if each of those options will play well with any other. Does the Tor…
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Tor and download speed
I downloaded Tor some time now, just to try it, it turned out that resolved a problem that was not exactly the anonymity, but speed. I'm from Venezuela, and ISPs here are affected by the economic problems of the country, so they can not improve…
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Warning in log file "Consensus not signed by sufficient number of requested authorities"
Since today I've got a very strange warning in my log files:
Sep 19 23:16:48.372 [Warning] Received http status code 404 ("Consensus not signed by sufficient number of requested authorities") from server '212.112.245.170:80' while fetching consensus…
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Follow-up question: Why my log is not showing tor_notices.log and tor_traces.log?
I asked "Please Explain the Different Log Types, Specifically Warn and Notice" and saw "How can I set up logging with latest Tor Browser?". I set it the same way in my torrc.
$ grep log /etc/tor/torrc | grep -v "^#"
Log notice file…
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What kind of different information can be had/ascertained in the logs with the various entries in logs
I am running Debian Jessie and running TBB 3.6.5. This can be known by running torbrowser-launcher . I am using the torbrowser-launcher as packaged in Debian.
On studying the manual, I came to know that the log by default only shows warnings.…
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How can volunteers join the RT team?
I heard that Tor has a tracking system where all requests for help land. Assume that someone has some time over the day and want to help to answer those requests. What specific knowledge does one need to have and what processes exist to join the RT…
Jens Kubieziel
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Setting Tor Browser as default browser in Windows
I would like to set the Tor browser as my default browser in Windows 7, but the setting in options/advanced is not working or will not hold. How do I fix this?
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