Just like i said before … Tor is really good application … in this post i will show how this thing works and anonymize our identity on internet !!!
first all you need is to download the TOR from TOR project website … i chose , the 2nd option, “ Tor Browser Bundle for Windows (Contains Tor, Vidalia, Torbutton, Polipo, and Firefox) “ … its 0.2.1.14-rc … they says its UNSTABLE so … may give unexpected results or may be it will not make you much “anonymous” around the internet but i really don’t know the actual reason .. sigh … i use this version because , NO NEED TO INSTALL or SETUP anything and its PORTABLE …
once you download it , extract it on a usb drive ( if you are planning to use it on any other pc )or in any folder of computer ( to use only in that machine ) …
now , simply double click on that Vidalia icon … it will run the script and automatically
once connected to Tor network , it will launch Tor’s old buddy …. the Firefox … you can make sure that you are connected by viewing , the Vidalia control panel , which shows CONNECTED TO THE TOR NETWORK message with green onion …
as it will launch FF, you will see the welcome message just like above ( ofcouse IP will be different ) … just remember to NOT TO CLOSE FIREFOX , because it will automatically exit TOR … ( i think you can change that option ) …
the thing is , i was using google’s chrome too , now see when is check the website … www.whatismyip.com …
the chrome shows my real IP , but the TORed firefox shows the IP that others will SEE when i use TOR … hmm …thats TORrific .. right ??
and if you ever wonder what is the route to that IP from ur IP , and how you are anonymized … just try to see the routing path of TOR … it shows TOR NETWORK MAP … as you know TOR uses onion routing , so after passing through these much number of nodes … its really hard to find your real IP ( that’s the best part ) … !!!
and the thing is , i am sitting in public library which has restricted access to sites and can’t access to youtube ( no offence ) … but i really like to watch cartoons on it … so before i can’t use it because it has been blocked by firewall and filters … but now ?? … nothing is between me and my favorite show ( expect my g/f .. hehehe ) …
so that is the way how can you anonymize your identity on internet using tor … but you need to remember that TOR is all free , open to public and non profit thing , so may be you won’t feel glitch when you surf the internet , but you will feel a bit leggy performance when you watch video on youtube …and about security , TOR CAN NOT secure your connection outside the TOR network , means hacker sitting at the end of exit node can intercept / sniff your packets and crack your password ( for security, TOR recommends SSL connection between End to End Connection )… also , many times the search results are different then what you expected or language is different … this is because , now you have IP of another geographic location , the search engine thinks you are from that place so it will display results according to it ( its good if you surf porn sites a lot , because they will not get your real location ….. huh, wait a minute … do you really want it ??? ) …
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