HOW TO surf anonymous

[Dutch]

Hi after 5 months using Ubuntu the first HOW TO
Be gentle with me !

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Go to www.watismijnip.nl and write down youre IP ( you need it later)

$ sudo apt-get install tor privoxy

sudo gedit /etc/privoxy/config

and ad this line: " forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 . " (with the dot at the end)

then go to

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=125

click on "Install now" (62 KB file)

then Firefox askes you to install now ? > Click on Install now

After the instalation you have to restart Fire Fox again.
Then go to Extra > Switch Proxy > manage proxies > add > standard > next.

Then fill in:
Next enter the following information into both the HTTP Proxy and SSL Proxy fields. Hostname: 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118. Set up any proxy exceptions you may need and then click on OK.(Do this also for the proxy label)

Then choose in Firefox > extra > switch Proxy > Preferences > and apply "show toolbar"

Now the toolbar wil be shown in FF.
Choose proxy, your proxy server you just filed in: 127.0.0.1

for other proxys go to:

http://proxy.org/tor.shtml

Then go to www.watismijnip.nl and look if youre IP is different from above !
Then it worked, else not you can put you're questions here below.

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Hope it did work !

Cheers,

Dutch.

With thanks to:
- ubuntu_demon
-

http://www.jgmnet.org/torfaq.html

- lindt

[manicka]

Nice How-To

I've added it the Ubuntu Document Storage Facility

[Dr. Nick]

Nice, Ive been using this for awhile now, never saw the list of ips though, thanks for the link.

You might add that it has other uses aswell, Tor can be used with gaim as a socks proxy which will also encrypt your IM's which is nice for using at public wireless hotspots.

[Canuckelhead]

this is not working for me... my IP stays the same when I check it...
running tor from the command line I get...

Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [warn] /var/lib/tor is not owned by this UID (0). You must fix this to proceed.
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] options_act(): Couldn't access/create private data directory /var/lib/tor
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] init_from_config(): Acting on config options left us in a broken state. Dying.

what am I messing up?

[Dutch]

this is not working for me... my IP stays the same when I check it...
running tor from the command line I get...

Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [warn] /var/lib/tor is not owned by this UID (0). You must fix this to proceed.
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] options_act(): Couldn't access/create private data directory /var/lib/tor
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] init_from_config(): Acting on config options left us in a broken state. Dying.

what am I messing up?

If u go to : Fire fox > extra > do u see there SwitchProxy ?
go to preferences and choose : "Show Toolbar" > ok .
Ctr Alt Backsp, restart and then try again.

After choosing the Proxy in the Fire Fox Toolbar from Switch Proxy click on apply.

If that does not work try:

sudo /etc/init.d/tor start

(with thanks to : AndEat)

Let me know if that works.

[lindt]

My IP didn't change, but I solved in few steps:

sudo gedit /etc/privoxy/config

and I've added this line:

forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .

(remember the dot at the end)

I've also commented this two lines to unable privoxy logging:

#logfile logfile
#jarfile jarfile

I saved the file and restarted privoxy:

sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy restart

and finally it's working

[Dutch]

Thanks lindt, I've aded your comments.

[Dr. Nick]

this is not working for me... my IP stays the same when I check it...
running tor from the command line I get...

Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [warn] /var/lib/tor is not owned by this UID (0). You must fix this to proceed.
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] options_act(): Couldn't access/create private data directory /var/lib/tor
Nov 27 02:54:03.704 [err] init_from_config(): Acting on config options left us in a broken state. Dying.

what am I messing up?

Are you using sudo infront of tor? I think all that means is that the owner of the file is not you.
You do not need to use sudo, If your not using sudo and it still doesnt work then try this command from a terminal

sudo chown yourusername /var/lib/tor

and then try to rereun

tor

without using sudo

[ubuntu27]

Hmm? It does work for yo guys? I mean, I used to use Tor + Privoxy for a long time. But now it seem it is dead now.

Maybe my ISP banned those proxy's IPs...

[Dr. Nick]

It has worked for me recently. Run

killall tor

then wait a few seconds and run tor, this may help if you get connected to a real slow tor node.
Also do you get the 404s from privoxy in your browser or do you get the web browser ones?