I want to connect to the Tor network using firefox, I installed tor via apt and it's running on port 9001, so I set mozzila proxy settings for http on 127.0.0.1:9001 but I cannot get the connexion "because of proxy settings", I tried the same settings with socks4/5 (really no idea what this is) and also the option "remote dns" but nothing will do. What is going on ?
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Tor's default SOCKS port is 9050 as far as I remember, so try to use it With remote DNS option.
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Thanks, I would like to know also why my router shows to be directly connected to the Tor relays while I'm behind a vpn.– YvainOct 16, 2016 at 19:05
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VPN is just a transport layer, so if your Tor reaches the outer network(including Tor network) via VPN - it's just like a wire plug to him, nothing unnatural. Post your VPN scheme details and I'll be able to point you to exact mechanism of how it works in your particular case– Alexey Vesnin ♦Oct 16, 2016 at 19:45
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I could not get to recreate the issue of yersterday, now it seems fine (maybe I needed to reboot after installing tor ?) So this a screenshot of internet sockets and routes after I'm connected to a website; also a dig on the vpn destination that gateways to my router, and my vpn .conf file. pasteboard.co/1B7bxQUBS.png– YvainOct 17, 2016 at 9:05
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1It seems that you're using VPN to reach outer network not just for Tor, so first "layer of the pipe" is your VPN connection. After that - here goes the Tor, reaching outer world via your VPN too, and after that you're using Tor to do your things. After installing tor there's no need in rebooting: it does not use neither the registry in windows, nor any system-wide overlays/ld-preloads on Linux.– Alexey Vesnin ♦Oct 17, 2016 at 16:10
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I think having my router connected to the tor relays came from the fact that tor is launched before openvpn as a startup service, because when my PC starts a netstat shows this flaw, but when I deactivate/reactivate Tor, it moves behind the vpn. Just have to configure the launch order now...– YvainOct 18, 2016 at 9:04