-If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a -very useful test. To learn your IP address, run ifconfig. +very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "ifconfig". If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
-If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's +
If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so @@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">th FAQ entry.
+If it's still not working, look at this +FAQ entry for hints.
+If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a very useful test. To learn your IP address, go to the Start menu, click -Run and enter cmd. At the command prompt, enter ipconfig -/a. If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able +Run and enter "cmd". At the command prompt, enter "ipconfig +/a". If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
-If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's +
If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so @@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">th FAQ entry.
+If it's still not working, look at this +FAQ entry for hints.
+If you have suggestions for improving this document, please post
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@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ Click on "Install Now":
-
Once the installer is finished, you should close all of your FireFox -windows and restart the program.
+Once the installer is finished, you should close all of your Firefox +windows and restart Firefox.
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-switchproxy-german.jpg" />
Now Firefox is using Privoxy as an HTTP proxy, Privoxy is using Tor as +a socks4a proxy, and Tor is making your connections to the Internet.
+In the above example, it was clear that it worked because the web page showed up in a different language. In other cases, though, -you'll want to verify that your Tor is working. Do +you'll want to verify that your setup is working. Do step four of the Windows Tor installation howto, or step three