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| author | Roger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org> | 2005-07-19 08:01:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Roger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org> | 2005-07-19 08:01:03 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/tor-switchproxy.html b/doc/tor-switchproxy.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ea52df7c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tor-switchproxy.html @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> + +<html> +<head> +<title>Tor SwitchProxy Install Instructions</title> +<meta name="Author" content="Roger Dingledine"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> +<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="tor-doc.css"> +</head> + +<body> + +<h1>Installing SwitchProxy for <a href="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</a></h1> + +<p> +SwitchProxy is a Firefox plugin that makes it easy for you to switch +between using a proxy and connecting to websites directly.</p> + +<p>In this howto, you're going to set up SwitchProxy to let you change +between using Privoxy and a direct connection. We assume you already +have Firefox installed and working.</p> + +<hr /> + +<a name="zero"></a> +<h3>Step Zero: Download and Install Tor and Privoxy</h3> + +<p>Before you start, you need to do <a +href="http://tor.eff.org/doc/tor-doc-win32.html#installing">step one</a> +and <a href="http://tor.eff.org/doc/tor-doc-win32.html#privoxy">step +two</a> of the Tor installation howto. When you're done, Tor will be up +and running, Privoxy will be up and running, and Privoxy will be configured +to point to Tor.</p> + +<hr /> + +<a name="one"></a> +<h3>Step One: Download and Install SwitchProxy</h3> + +<p>SwitchProxy is a Firefox plugin, so you need to go through +the process of installing a new plugin. First, go to the <a +href="https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=125"> +SwitchProxy</a> web page. It looks like this -- click on the "Install +Now" button.</p> + +<img alt="switchproxy web page" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-webpage.jpg" /> + +<p>It will pop up a window asking for permission to install the plugin. +Click on "Install Now": +</p> + +<img alt="firefox plugin warning" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-plugin-starting.jpg" /> + +<p>Once the installer is finished, it will tell you that you SwitchProxy +will be working once you restart Firefox:</p> + +<img alt="firefox plugin finished" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-plugin-finished.jpg" /> + +<hr /> + +<a name="two"></a> +<h3>Step Two: Configure SwitchProxy</h3> + +<p>Now restart your Firefox. You'll notice there's now a new toolbar +that lets you control your proxies. Now we're going to set up a proxy +configuration for Privoxy. Click on "add":</p> + +<img alt="new toolbar" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-toolbar.jpg" /> + +<p>It will ask to select a proxy type. Choose "Standard." (There's also +an "anonymous" proxy type that uses an ad hoc set of anonymous proxies +out there. You don't want this -- Tor is better.)</p> + +<img alt="standard proxy" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-proxytype.jpg" /> + +<p>Now it will show you the standard proxy config window for Firefox. +Give this configuration a proxy label of "tor". Then fill in "localhost" +and "8118" for the first two entries, as shown here. Then click "OK":</p> + +<img alt="proxy config" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-proxyconfig.jpg" /> + +<p>Now you've created the "tor" proxy label, but you're not using it yet. +Click on the pull-down list and select tor, as shown here:</p> + +<img alt="switch to tor" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-switch.jpg" /> + +<p>Almost done. It may look like you're using Tor now, but you need to +click "Apply" to make your change take effect:</p> + +<img alt="apply" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-apply.jpg" /> + +<p>Done! Firefox will reload your current page. In this example screenshot, +it reloaded google.com and happened to get a German exit node:</p> + +<img alt="german google" +src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-german.jpg" /> + +<hr /> + +<p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a +href="mailto:tor-bugs@freehaven.net">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p> + +<p>$Id$</p> +</body> +</html> + |