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====== TOR ====== | ====== TOR ====== | ||
- | Enable TOR - Be patient. Starting the TOR client can take from several seconds to several minutes. \\ | + | ===== What is Tor? ===== |
- | Selected IP`s - ex: 1.2.3.4,1.1.0/24,1.2.3.1-1.2.3.4 \\ | + | Tor ("The Onion Router" |
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+ | When you use the Tor browser, the Tor network does not directly connect your computer to that website. Instead, traffic from your browser is intercepted by Tor and bounced to a random number of other Tor users’ computers before passing the request to its final website destination. The same process is reversed to enable the destination website to communicate with you, the Tor user. | ||
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+ | The encryption process that Tor software uses obscures users' identities, requests, communications, | ||
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+ | ==== Limitations ==== | ||
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+ | === Speed === | ||
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+ | Encryption, anonymization and multiple hops come with a price. Tor slows your network traffic, since the path that packets take is more complex (circuitous) than with normal traffic. You will probably not want to send interactive traffic over the Tor network. Nor is it recommended that you do heavy downloading (such as Torrents) via Tor. The multiple hops increases latency significantly. | ||
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+ | === Domain resolution === | ||
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+ | The Tor network comes with its own internal DNS system and specifically is authoritative for the '' | ||
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+ | ===== TOR Settings ===== | ||
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+ | **Enable TOR** - Be patient. Starting the TOR client can take from several seconds to several minutes. | ||
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+ | **Socket Port**: | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | **Trans Port**: | ||
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+ | **DNS Port**: | ||
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+ | **Data Directory**: | ||
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+ | **Only solve .onion/.exit domains**: If this is enabled, only .onion domains will be redirected towards the Tor network. Note that you will also have to enable the Advanced-DHCP/ | ||
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+ | **Redirect all users from**: LANx/ | ||
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+ | **Redirect TCP Ports**: TCP 80/TCP 80+ TCP 443/ | ||
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+ | **Custom Configuration**: | ||
- | Selected Ports - ex: one port (80), few ports (80, | ||
===== TOR Notes ===== | ===== TOR Notes ===== |