link to goodell's tor detector script rather than the

traditional ip-checking sites.


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 <p>
-<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and
-<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>
-are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming
-from.
-</p>
-
-<p>If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a
-very useful test. To learn your IP address, run "<tt>ifconfig</tt>".
-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.
+Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
+sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
+href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
+detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
+(If that site is down, you can try <a
+href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and <a
+href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>, but to use those you'll
+need to know your current IP address so you can compare.)
 </p>
 
 <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's