I use Debian Wheezy as an OS and I have already downloaded the Tor Browser-Bundle, which works fine.
As soon as a start privoxy and set the proxy to: 127.0.0.1:8118 (socks4) in the tor browser (edit–>pref–>advanced–>settings—>http-proxy) I always get a connection refused. I did everything that I can find on the privoxy troubleshooting page, but it won’t help.
I added this line to the /etc/privoxy/config to chain privoxy to tor, doesn’t work either.
forward-socks4a / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
tried this too
forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
I mostly get the message “refused by proxy server” when connecting to a website like google or something.
If you want to beef up and anonymize your Internet browsing experience as well, Tor Browser Bundle (free) is the way to go. The Tor network provides a way to browse anonymously.
Tor’s Vidalia Control Panel handles all connections automatically, launching Firefox as soon as you can browse.
The Tor Browser Bundle is a portable, self-extracting package which contains a special version of Firefox, along with an application for connecting to Tor. You extract the bundle, and double-click “Start Tor Browser.” A connection window comes up and steps through an initialization sequence. You don’t have to do anything; just wait a moment while the progress bar fills up. As soon as a secure connection with Tor is established, Firefox loads and you can start browsing.
When you connect to Tor, all of your Internet traffic is encrypted and routed through a complex network of anonymous nodes until it reaches its final destination. It’s not 100% secure, but then again, no security solution is. Tor has been around since 2002, and has been field-tested in rough situations in Egypt and other oppressive regimes that restrict Internet access. It works.
Since Tor routes your data through so many layers and random endpoints, it’s not exactly blazing fast. Then again, most of us don’t require Tor as a necessary part of our daily browsing routines. For occasional use, it’s an elegant solution that simplifies a complex security system down to a double-click.
