On 20110319_083513, AG wrote: > On 19/03/11 04:50, Nomen Nescio wrote: > > I am trying to install tor without knowing what > >I'm doing. I typed apt-get install tor, and that > >seemed to work. Then I downloaded torbutton from > >the tor website, and it seemed to install. [was > >that a mistake?] > > > > When I start iceweasel/firefox and click on > >the "enable tor" button, I get complaints that > >"firefox is configured to use a proxy server > >that is refusing connections." > > > > Perhaps the excerpt from the /var/log/tor/log file below > >may identify the problem. > > > > Thanks! > > > >Mar 18 06:24:37.443 [notice] We now have enough directory information to > >build circuits. > >Mar 18 06:24:37.443 [notice] Bootstrapped 80%: Connecting to the Tor network. > >Mar 18 06:24:38.240 [notice] Bootstrapped 85%: Finishing handshake with > >first hop. > >Mar 18 06:24:38.990 [notice] Bootstrapped 90%: Establishing a Tor circuit. > >Mar 18 06:24:40.064 [notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks > >like client functionality is working. > >Mar 18 06:24:40.066 [notice] Bootstrapped 100%: Done. > >Mar 18 06:31:53.084 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config > >and resetting internal state. > > > > > > Tor is one part of the overall equation - you will also need to > download the polipo package (it used to be privoxy that did the > trick, but this has changed to polipo). The configuration is usually > straight forward, but once you have that done then I'd suggest that > you go to the TOR website and read the installation/ configuration > instructions germane to your machine's architecture/ set-up. > Basically though, the config will typically be uncommenting (i.e. > deleting a "#" mark) one or two lines in the configuration file that > concerns socks forwarding. I'm going off memory here, hence the > urging you to read the official documentation on the website. > > Good luck. > > AG
A note of caution here, from a bystander/lurker. I don't use tor and googled to find out what it is. Likewise for privoxy and polipo. My sense of what I found is that privoxy and polipo are two different packages that both implement the proxy function, but in different ways with different implications as to security, privacy, anonimity, etc. I am totally unqualified to judge the importance of this information. For example, http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/May-2006/msg00372.html HTH -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110319155053.gb8...@big.lan.gnu
