Replying: How To Use Tor With Internet Explorer (IE) Web Browser (With Polipo) For Beginners

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Before reading on, be sure to read our short tutorial on What Tor is. Clicky

So you've decided that you want to use Tor with Polipo in Internet Explorer (IE). In this short, beginner's tutorial we'll show you how to do so. For this tutorial we'll demonstrate in IE8, however it is the same in all versions.

First things first, you'll need:

Internet Explorer
And you'll need to download (and install) Tor. Check out the screenshot below, and then grab the "Vidalia Bundle" as shown below, from this link. Clicky

Just make sure to check all of the boxes (including Install the Firefox plugin / extension) in the installation, and let it install. You probably won't need to choose the option to let it start with Windows, but that is your choice.

Once you've got everything installed, run the "Vidalia" program. It's already setup to load Polipo by default once it connects. You'll see the icon in your system tray first turn Yellow as it's connecting, and finally Green once it's actually connected to the Tor network, as shown below:

Connecting to the Tor network for beginners

Once it connects, the next thing you'll need to do is start IE (if it's not already running), and go to it's settings pages, AKA "Internet Options" (shown below):

surfing anonymously with internet explorer using tor

Next, click on the "Connections" tab, following the numbers shown in the screenshot below, and entering in the same information in the "Proxy Server" lines as also shown:

Polipo by default uses port 8118. If you've changed it or it's different, you can enter the port to use above instead of 8118.

The first thing you'll always want to do after connecting is to go to an IP displaying website, to confirm that you're connected to Tor and anonymous. I prefer using IP Chicken. Also, see our "How To Do I Find My IP Address" thread.

A few quick things to note:

1. To disable Tor in IE, just uncheck the checkbox in "Proxy server" in IE again, so that it's not using a proxy server.

Once you do that, you're still running Tor (in your system tray), however, your Browser isn't using it, so any web surfing you do is back to it's original state. Your own IP address, you're original surfing speed, and so on. To use Tor again, simply click the Tor button again, until it's green.

2. You may (often) notice that some websites show up in different languages while using Tor. This is because some of the nodes (people) are living there! And you're going through them (the end node is from there), so it returns the website page in that language. Either you can tough it out and try to figure which buttons do what, or you can change your "Tor Identity" and hope you get a new IP in your own language.

Changing your "Identity" fetches you a new IP address each time you click it, it may or may not be a faster or better connection.

3. To disconnect from the Tor network, just right click the Tor icon in the system tray, and choose "Stop Tor" or "Exit".

4. You may not be able to get to some websites. Tor has alot of people using it's anonymity to abuse websites. In return, some websites block Tor users, or any user who is on a proxy. when this happens, a page may just seem to hang forever, or you may get some sort of notice or error message.

5. Tor has plenty of configuration options that you can play with and tweak. We have shown you the basics on simply how to get up and running on Tor. Feel free to play around with the settings!

6. You may want to try using Tor with Privoxy (or other ways) as well! Be sure to either click the links below, or search/surf GeekDrop for our tutorials for beginners on how to do so!

And that's it!, Happy anonymous surfing!

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[quote=GeekDrop]Before reading on, be sure to read our short tutorial on What Tor is. <a href="/content/what-is-tor-and-how-do-i-use-it-tutorial-for-beginners"><strong>Clicky<br />
</strong></a><br />
So  you've decided that you want to use <strong>Tor</strong> with <strong>Polipo  in Internet Explorer (IE)</strong>.   In this short, beginner's tutorial we'll show you how to do so. For  this tutorial we'll demonstrate in IE8, however it is the same in all  versions.<br />
<br />
<strong>First things first, you'll need:</strong><br />
<ul>
    <li>Internet  Explorer</li>
    <li>And you'll need to download <em>(and  install)</em>  Tor. Check  out the screenshot below, and then grab the  "Vidalia Bundle" as shown  below, from this link. <a href="http://www.torproject.org/download.html.en"><strong>Clicky</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="rtecenter"><img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/download-tor.png" alt="How to use Tor with polipo in IE" /><br />
 </div>
<div class="rteleft">Just make sure to check  all of the boxes <em>(including   Install the Firefox plugin / extension)</em>  in the installation, and  let it install. You probably won't need to  choose the option to let it  start with Windows, but that is your choice.</div>
<div class="rtecenter"> </div>
Once you've got everything installed, run the "Vidalia" program. It's  already setup to load Polipo by default once it connects. You'll see the  icon in your system tray first turn Yellow as it's connecting, and  finally Green once it's actually connected to the Tor network, as shown  below:<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="rtecenter"><img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/tor-tray-enabled.png" alt="Connecting to the Tor network for beginners" /><br />
 </div>
<div class="rteleft">Once it connects, the next  thing you'll need to do  is start <span style="font-style: italic;">IE </span><em>(if it's not  already  running)</em>, and go to it's settings pages, AKA "Internet  Options" <em>(shown below)</em>:<br />
<br />
 </div>
<div class="rtecenter"><img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/tor-internet-explorer-1.png" alt="surfing anonymously with internet explorer using tor" /><br />
<br />
 </div>
<div class="rteleft">Next, click on the  "Connections" tab, following the numbers shown in the screenshot below,  and entering in the same information in the "Proxy Server"  lines as also shown:<br />
 </div>
<div class="rtecenter"><br />
<img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/tor-internet-explorer-2.png" alt="anonymous surfing the web and email" /></div>
<div class="rteleft"><br />
Polipo by default uses port 8118. If you've changed it or it's  different, you can enter the port to  use above instead of 8118.</div>
<div class="rteleft"><br />
The first thing you'll always  want to do after  connecting is to go to  an IP displaying website, to confirm that you're  connected to Tor and  anonymous. I prefer using <a href="http://www.ipchicken.com"><strong>IP Chicken</strong></a>.  Also, see our "<a href="/content/how-do-i-find-my-ip-address"><strong>How    To Do I Find My IP Address</strong></a>"  thread.<br />
<br />
 </div>
<div class="rtecenter"><img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/tor-internet-explorer-polipo.png" alt="surfing the internet anonymously" /><br />
 </div>
<br />
<strong>A few quick things  to note:</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>1. </strong>To disable Tor in IE,  just uncheck the checkbox in  "Proxy server" in IE again, so that it's not using a proxy server.<br />
<div class="rtecenter"> </div>
<div class="rteleft">Once you do that, you're  still running Tor <em>(in  your system tray)</em>, however, your Browser  isn't using it, so any  web surfing you do is back to it's original  state. Your own IP address,  you're original surfing speed, and so on. To  use Tor again, simply  click the Tor button again, until it's green.</div>
<div class="rtecenter"> </div>
<div class="rteleft"><strong>2. </strong>You  may <em>(often)</em>  notice that some websites show up in different  languages while using  Tor. This is because some of the nodes <em>(people)</em>  are living  there! And you're going through them <em>(the end node is  from there)</em>,  so it returns the website page in that language.  Either you can tough  it out and try to figure which buttons do what, or  you can change your  "Tor Identity" and hope you get a new IP in your own  language.</div>
<div class="rtecenter"><br />
<img border="0" src="http://images.geekdrop.com/var/albums/tutorials/tor-new-identity.png" alt="Tor newbie tutorial
new identity" /><br />
 </div>
<div class="rteleft">Changing your "Identity"  fetches you a new IP  address each time you click it, it may or may not  be a faster or better  connection.<br />
<br />
<strong>3.</strong> To  disconnect from the Tor network, just right  click the Tor icon in the  system tray, and choose "Stop Tor" or "Exit".<br />
<br />
<strong>4.</strong> You may not be able to  get to some websites. Tor  has alot of people using it's anonymity to  abuse websites. In return,  some websites block Tor users, or any user  who is on a proxy. when this  happens, a page may just seem to hang  forever, or you may get some  sort of notice or error message.<br />
<br />
<strong>5.</strong> Tor has plenty of  configuration options that you  can play with and tweak. We have shown  you the basics on simply how to  get up and running on Tor. Feel free to  play around with the settings!<br />
<br />
<strong>6.</strong>  You may want to try using Tor with <span style="font-style: italic;">Privoxy </span><em>(or   other ways)</em> as  well! Be sure to either click the links below, or  search/surf GeekDrop  for our tutorials for beginners on how to do so!<br />
<br />
And that's it!,  Happy anonymous surfing!</div>[/quote]

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