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authorRoger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org>2005-01-05 14:25:53 +0000
committerRoger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org>2005-01-05 14:25:53 +0000
commitffa1008c3a85da4b0bd7ed500a32ecc4fc4538ac (patch)
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parenta6e587305fd713f24b8de71e3e8145a5b8003773 (diff)
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clean up osx/win32/generic instructions
svn:r3309
-rw-r--r--doc/tor-doc-osx.html24
-rw-r--r--doc/tor-doc-win32.html10
-rw-r--r--doc/tor-doc.html8
3 files changed, 23 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-osx.html b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html
index 71bec23d74..48d28e905f 100644
--- a/doc/tor-doc-osx.html
+++ b/doc/tor-doc-osx.html
@@ -71,16 +71,14 @@ configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package.
<p>After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use
it. The first step is to set up web browsing.
Change your browser to HTTP proxy at localhost port 8118.
-(That's where Privoxy listens.) For Safari you need to change your
-Network Settings. Other web browers allow you to change proxy settings
-individually.</p>
-
-<p>In Mozilla, this is in Mozilla|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
-In Firefox it's Firefox|Preferences|General|ConnectionSettings</p>
+(That's where Privoxy listens.)
+In Mozilla, this is in Mozilla|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
+In Firefox it's Firefox|Preferences|General|ConnectionSettings.
+You should set both your Web Proxy (HTTP) and your Secure Web Proxy
+(HTTPS or SSL) to localhost port 8118, to hide your SSL traffic too.
-<P>You should set both your Web Proxy (HTTP) and your Secure Web Proxy
-(HTTPS) to the same thing, to hide your SSL traffic. For Safari, this
-looks something like:</p>
+<p>If you want to use Tor with Safari, you need to change your
+Network Settings. The process looks something like:</p>
<img alt="LAN settings in IE"
src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-osx-choose-network.png"
@@ -118,9 +116,11 @@ what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the
site instead.)</p>
<p>
-If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to
-port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections,
-punch a hole so it can connect to TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
+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 it can connect to at least TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
For more troubleshooting suggestions, see <a
href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ">the FAQ</a>.
</p>
diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html
index 8ecb35a2a2..e784e864e5 100644
--- a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html
+++ b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit.jpg" />
In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies. In IE, it's
Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
You should also set your SSL proxy (IE calls it "Secure") to the same
-thing, to hide your SSL traffic. In IE, this looks something like:</p>
+thing, to hide your SSL traffic too. In IE, this looks something like:</p>
<img alt="LAN settings in IE"
src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-lan.jpg" />
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the
site instead.)</p>
<p>
-If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to
-port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections,
-punch a hole so it can connect to TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
+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 it can connect to at least TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
For more troubleshooting suggestions, see <a
href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ">the FAQ</a>.
</p>
diff --git a/doc/tor-doc.html b/doc/tor-doc.html
index ea9d6000ba..6f0a27c2c9 100644
--- a/doc/tor-doc.html
+++ b/doc/tor-doc.html
@@ -202,9 +202,11 @@ what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the
site instead.)</p>
<p>
-If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to
-port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections,
-punch a hole so it can connect to TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
+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 it can connect to at least TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
<!--If you're
using Safari as your browser, keep in mind that OS X before 10.3 claims
to support SOCKS but does not. -->