From d222678ea5c07cdd3e946b4f8ae553c750f1c0ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roger Dingledine Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 19:53:05 +0000 Subject: link to goodell's tor detector script rather than the traditional ip-checking sites. svn:r5908 --- doc/tor-doc-osx.html | 21 ++++++++------------- doc/tor-doc-unix.html | 21 ++++++++------------- doc/tor-doc-win32.html | 24 ++++++++---------------- 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-osx.html b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html index b7f726e67..4447ad113 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc-osx.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html @@ -174,19 +174,14 @@ HOWTO.

-ipid.shat.net and -showmyip.com -are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming -from. -

- -

If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a -very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "ifconfig". -If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able -to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure -your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check -your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back -to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed. +Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make +sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the Tor +detector and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not. +(If that site is down, you can try ipid.shat.net and showmyip.com, but to use those you'll +need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)

If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-unix.html b/doc/tor-doc-unix.html index a1bfea418..3fb4bdf13 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc-unix.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc-unix.html @@ -159,19 +159,14 @@ HOWTO.

-ipid.shat.net and -showmyip.com -are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming -from. -

- -

If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a -very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "ifconfig". -If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able -to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure -your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check -your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back -to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed. +Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make +sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the Tor +detector and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not. +(If that site is down, you can try ipid.shat.net and showmyip.com, but to use those you'll +need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)

If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html index 77c6ca216..d15d2fa4e 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html @@ -173,22 +173,14 @@ system notification area, as shown below: src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-torcp.png">

-Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make sure -that your IP address is being anonymized. -ipid.shat.net and -showmyip.com -are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming -from. Click on one of them and see what it says. -

- -

If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a -very useful test. To learn your IP address, go to the Start menu, click -Run and enter "cmd". At the command prompt, enter "ipconfig -/a". If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able -to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure -your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check -your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back -to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed. +Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make +sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the Tor +detector and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not. +(If that site is down, you can try ipid.shat.net and showmyip.com, but to use those you'll +need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)

If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's -- cgit v1.2.3