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  31. <h1>Running the <a href="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</a> client on MS Windows</h1>
  32. <br />
  33. <p>
  34. <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor
  35. client on MS Windows (98, 98SE, NT4, 2000, XP, Server).
  36. If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network grow (please
  37. do), read the <a href="tor-doc-server.html">Configuring a server</a>
  38. guide.</b>
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  40. <hr />
  41. <a id="installing"></a>
  42. <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
  43. <br />
  44. <p>
  45. The install for MS Windows bundles <a href="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</a>,
  46. <a href="http://www.freehaven.net/~edmanm/torcp/">TorCP</a>
  47. (a Tor controller that lets you monitor and control Tor), and <a
  48. href="http://www.privoxy.org">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy) into
  49. one package, with the three applications pre-configured to work together.
  50. <a href="http://tor.eff.org/download">Download either the stable or
  51. the experimental version from the download page</a>.
  52. </p>
  53. <p>
  54. <b>If you want to configure yourself to be a Tor server via TorCP,
  55. you will need the experimental version of the bundle.</b>
  56. </p>
  57. <p>If the bundles don't work for you, you can download Tor by itself
  58. from the <a href="http://tor.eff.org/download">download page</a>, and then <a
  59. href="http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/doc/tor-doc-unix.html#privoxy">install
  60. and configure Privoxy on your own</a>.
  61. </p>
  62. <img alt="tor installer splash page"
  63. src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.png" />
  64. <p>If you have previously installed Tor, TorCP, or Privoxy
  65. you can deselect whichever components you do not need to install
  66. in the dialog shown below.
  67. </p>
  68. <img alt="select components to install"
  69. src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.png" />
  70. <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
  71. you selected will automatically be started for you.
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  79. <hr />
  80. <a id="using"></a>
  81. <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
  82. <br />
  83. <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
  84. applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
  85. <p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), check out our <a
  86. href="tor-switchproxy.html">Tor SwitchProxy howto</a> to set up
  87. a plugin that makes it easy to switch between using Tor and using a
  88. direct connection.</p>
  89. <p>Otherwise, you need to manually configure your browser to HTTP proxy
  90. at localhost port 8118.
  91. (That's where Privoxy listens.)
  92. In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
  93. In Opera 7.5x it's Tools|Preferences|Network|Proxy servers.
  94. In IE, it's Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
  95. You should click the "use the same proxy server for all protocols"
  96. button; but see <a
  97. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FtpProxy">this
  98. note</a> about Tor and ftp proxies.
  99. In IE, this looks something like:</p>
  100. <img alt="Proxy settings in IE"
  101. src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-proxies.jpg" />
  102. <p>Using Privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
  103. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">browsers
  104. leak your DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which
  105. is bad for your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous
  106. headers from your web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like
  107. Doubleclick.</p>
  108. <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
  109. point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
  110. directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
  111. your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a
  112. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this
  113. FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
  114. that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
  115. href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a> or
  116. <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.
  117. (FreeCap is free software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>
  118. <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the
  119. <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify
  120. HOWTO</a>.
  121. </p>
  122. <hr />
  123. <a id="verify"></a>
  124. <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
  125. <br />
  126. <p>
  127. Check to see that Privoxy and TorCP are running and that TorCP has
  128. successfully started Tor. Privoxy's icon is a green or blue circle with a "P"
  129. in it, and TorCP uses a fat grey onion with a green checkmark in your
  130. system notification area, as shown below:
  131. </p>
  132. <img alt="TorCP Tray Icon"
  133. src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-torcp.png">
  134. <p>
  135. Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
  136. sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
  137. href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
  138. detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
  139. (If that site is down, see <a
  140. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this
  141. FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
  142. </p>
  143. <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
  144. ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
  145. your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
  146. your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
  147. it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
  148. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
  149. FAQ entry</a>.
  150. </p>
  151. <p>If it's still not working, look at <a
  152. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
  153. FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
  154. <hr />
  155. <a id="server"></a>
  156. <h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Four: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
  157. <br />
  158. <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
  159. people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
  160. at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
  161. Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
  162. and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
  163. you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
  164. IP addresses.</p>
  165. <p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
  166. makes Tor users secure. <a
  167. href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerAnonymity">You
  168. may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
  169. since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
  170. computer or were relayed from others.</p>
  171. <p>Read more at our <a href="tor-doc-server.html">Configuring a server</a>
  172. guide.</p>
  173. <hr />
  174. <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please post
  175. them on <a href="http://bugs.noreply.org/tor">our bugtracker</a> in the
  176. website category. Thanks!</p>
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