From 041edf87548688b67477b9216268d18501160a4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roger Dingledine Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 02:41:59 +0000 Subject: and the first cut of a tor osx installation howto svn:r3298 --- doc/tor-doc-osx.html | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 143 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/tor-doc-osx.html (limited to 'doc/tor-doc-osx.html') diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-osx.html b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c47447321 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ + + + +Tor Mac OS X Install Instructions + + + + + + + + + +

Running Tor on Mac OS X

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Step One: Download and Install Tor

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+The latest beta release of Tor for Macintosh OS X is 0.0.9.2. +Download it by clicking the link. You may be able to find experimental versions +here, if you're looking for +new features and new bugs. +

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Our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a +screenshot of the setup page: +

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+By default, Tor is not configured to run at startup. + +You can enable this by selecting "Customize" in the Installer.

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+And then checking the "Tor Startup Script" box as shown below. +Be sure to leave the other boxes checked. +

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Once the installer is finished and your computer restarts, Tor will +start automatically. Tor comes configured as a client by default. It +uses a built-in default configuration file, and most people won't need +to change any of the settings. Tor is now installed.

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Privoxy is installed as part of the Tor bundle package +installer. Privoxy is a filtering web proxy that integrates well with +Tor. Once it's installed, it will start automatically when your computer +is restarted. +

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You do not need to configure Privoxy to use Tor. A custom Privoxy +configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package. +

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Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor

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After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use +it. The first step is to set up web browsing. +Change your browser to HTTP proxy at localhost port 8118. +(That's where Privoxy listens.) For Safari you need to change your +Network Settings. Other web browers allow you to change proxy settings +individually.

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You should set both your Web Proxy (HTTP) and your Secure Web Proxy +(HTTPS) to the same thing, to hide your SSL traffic. For Safari, this +looks something like:

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+Select your Network Preferences from the Apple | Location menu.

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Select the Network Interface you want to enable Tor on. If you use +more than one Interface you must change the proxie settings for each +individually.

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Select and enter localhost and port 8118 for both Web Proxy (HTTP) +and your Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS)

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Using privoxy is necessary because browsers leak your +DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly, which is bad for +your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your +web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.

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To test if it's working, go to this site and see +what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the +junkbusters +site instead.)

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+If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to +port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections, +punch a hole so it can connect to TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033. +For more troubleshooting suggestions, see the FAQ. +

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To Torify another application that supports HTTP, just point +it at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS +directly (for example, for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), +point your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050). For +applications that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at connect or +socat. Let us know if +you get them working so we can add better instructions here.

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If you have suggestions for improving this document, please post +them on our bugtracker in the +website category. Thanks!

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