MANUAL GPRS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION OF GLOBALCOM (GLO), MTN NIGERIA AND AIRTEL

Below are manual configuration settings for GSM network in Nigeria

GLO
Wap over GPRS
Service name: GLOGWAP or Gwap
Homepage: http://wap.gloworld.com
Access Point Name or APN: glogwap
Bearer: GPRS or Packet data
IP Address or Proxy Server: 010.100.098.022
Port: 9201 or 3130
Username: wap
Password: wap
Authentication: Normal

GLO MMS
Service name: Glomms
Homepage: http://mms.gloworld.com/mmsc
Access Point Name or APN: glomms
IP Address or Proxy Server: 010.100.082.004
Port: 9201 or 3130
Username: mms
Password: mms

GLO 3G
Service name: Glo 3G
Homepage: http://cms.gloworld.com
Access Point Name or APN: glo3gvideo
IP Address or Proxy Server: 010.100.098.022
Port: 3130
Username: wap
Password: wap
Authentication: Normal

GLO STREAMING
Service name: Glo 3G
Access Point Name or APN: glo3gvideo
Username: wap
Password: wap
Authentication: Normal

GLO DIRECT
Service name: Glo direct
Homepage: http://cms.gloworld.com
Access Point Name or APN: glosecure
Username: gprs
Password: gprs
Authentication: Normal
Dial in number (if required): *99***1#

MTN Settings and configuration
Wap Over GPRS
Service name: MTN Wap
Homepage: http://wap.mtnonline.com
Access Point Name or APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
Bearer: GPRS or Packet data
IP Address or Proxy Server: 010.199.212.002
Port: 8080 or 9201
Username: web
Password: web
Authentication: Normal

MTN Settings
Wap Over CSD
Service name: Mlife  
Homepage: http://wap.mtnonline.com
Bearer: CSD/GSM data
IP Address or Proxy Server: 192.168.077.153
Port: 9201
Username: mlife
Password: mtect
Phone no: 0803902000
DNSlip: Auto
Connect Type: Dial up/Analogue
Enable PPP extension: yes

Multi-media Messages Service (MMS) Settings and Configuration
Service name: MTN
Homepage: http://10.199.212.2/serlets/mms
Access Point Name or APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
IP Address or Proxy Server: 010.199.212.00
Port: 9201
Username: web
Password: web


AIRTEL Settings and Configuration
Service name: ZAIN/AIRTEL
Homepage: http://www.airtel.com
Access Point Name or APN: wap.ng.zain.com
Bearer: GPRS or Packet data
IP Address or Proxy Server: 192.168.12.004
Port: 8080 or 9201
Username: web
Password: web
Authentication: Normal

INTERNET SETTING FOR AIRTEL
Service name: ZAIN/AIRTEL
Homepage: http://www.airtel.com
Access Point Name or APN: internet.ng.zain.com
Username: internet
Password: internet
Authentication: Normal
           



To activate your Glo line, Just type wap/gprs, the manufactures phone name and the model without putting space and send it to 927 or 667 and the setting will be send to you. Save the setting with the password: 1234 or 0000

How to connect your phone to Zain Mobile Internet
1. Call Customer Care on 133 or send an SMS withy the word “internet <space> phone brand <space> model” to 232 e.g “internet nokia N95” to 232

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CREATE YOUR OWN IWP SERVER ''''NOT JUST GERMAN''''

                             CREATE A GOOD SERVER AT ORANGESERVE.COM
1. stay focus

2. Goto http://orangeserve.com

3. CLICK on HOSTING SIGN UP

4.Under domain name type, choose use a subdomain ... anything.orangeserve.com and CLICK NEXT

5.Under New or Existing Account
choose I am a new customer (it will reload and bring other forms)

6.Personal info

email addy: any of ur mail address

Second email addy: leave blank

package username: whatever

package password: ****

Agree to their TOS and click NEXT

7.After some minutes, go back to http://orangeserve.com (change d view back to Normal view)

8. CLICK on HOSTIN LOGIN

9.Choose FREE cpanel

10. Enter ur Username and password

11.CLICK on LEGACY FILE MANAGER
12.CLICK on upload file and upload tutorial.php or tutorial.phtml and php.ini

13.UR SERVER WILL BE http://anything.orangeserve.com/tutorial.php

                           CREATE A GOOD SERVER AT X10HOSTING.COM

1. Goto the zip file of your IWP i.e Indiawebproxy.zip, click on indiawebproxy...a list containing Java scr (client module),PHP (server module),SETUP and LICENSE.txt will be shown. Double click PHP (server module), php.ini, TestMyServer.php and tutorial.php will be seen.

Drag tutorial.php and php.ini to the screen of your desktop....right click on tutorial.php and rename it to w£ver u like...I renamed mine to yodelcin

2. Goto your browser and open an email @ yuurok.com...It's the easiest IMHO ( yodelcinbaba@yuurok.com)

3. Open a new tab and Goto any of these proxy sites
passadoproxy.com (the best of the lot)
concealme.com ( f**ks up atimes)
s-proxy.com ( a good german proxy site)
24proxy.com

Insert x10hosting.com into the box and click on concealme, unblockwebsite or enter

N.B
You must go through this proxy sites else u won't receive a confirmation email...I tried going directly yesterday but it proved abortive.

4. After getting to x10hosting, click on SIGN UP NOW,enter the following details:

username: yodel
domain name yodel.pcriot.com....i chose pcriot.com from a drop down list containing (x10.mx,x10.bz, pcriot.com and elementfx.com)
email address yodelbaba@yuurok.com
password **************
confirm password **************
agree to their TOS
and click enter
5. u'll be notified that a confirmation has been sent 2 ur email.

6.goto ur email and wait for some minutes to get d confirmation message...You will get abt 3 msgs from x10hosting...Open d one with x10hosting New ...right click on d confirmation link and click on copy link location......go back to concealme.com or passadoproxy.com and paste d confirmation...You'll be taken 2 control panel login page...Insert ur email addy and ur password.

OR

*Enter yuurok.com through any of the afformentioned proxy sites, login in ur account (yodel)...wait for some minutes....
reload the page and click on any of the messages which has x10hosting New in it's subject...click on the
link containing the confifmatin code, sumthing like http://x10hosting.com/control?account&contact&c=2edbc25e5720d
...You'll be taken to x10hosting control panel login page....enter ur email address and ur password

NB
If u don't see d confirmation msg, go back to x10hosting.com and click on USER LOG IN...Log in with ur
email addy....click on hosting...click here to confirm ur email......click on RESEND CONFIRMATION go back to ur email addy


7.After u've logged in 2 ur page...Click on LOGIN TO CONTROL PANEL..a new tab will be opened...
On ur control panel click on LEGACY FILE MANAGER under FILE...A new tab where u can upload files will be
opened...Upload the two files i.e tutorial.php( renamed to index_1.php) and php.ini...You'll see upload
succeeded on the right side of the page.

THAT'S ALL...HERE IS THE SERVER yodel.pcriot.com/index_1.php

            CREATE YOUR OWN IWP SERVER DHOST.INFO ( DELUXE HOST )

                                                            NOTE
HOSTING SITES LIKE ORANGESERVE.COM AND DHOST.INFO ALLOWS REGISTRATION WITH ONLY 1 IP ADDRESS AT A TIME AND THEY ARE KINDA HARD TO ACCESS WITH A PROXYSITE

1.GOTO http://dhost.info  either with ur phone (opera 5.2) or ur PC,
  with ur x10 server or any hacked paid server, just find a way of getting there.

2.CLICK on SIGN UP NOW ( If u are warned that someone has registered with ur IP, try aother
  way to access it, maybe ur opera 5.2)

3.ENTER ur username e.g yodelbaba and submit

4.ENTER ur: 
 First name:            lil wayne   ( dis an just an example)
 
 Last name:             drake        

 Email:                 yodel@yurrok.com

 Re- type Email:        yodel@yurrok.com

 Language of ur site:  english

Description of ur website:   something like " A site where members can log in to discuss issue on various aspects of life... Complete the rest...that was why u where taught english in school ...    ( This is the main determinant. If u type rubbish
here, u may be denied)

Tick I have read and understand the TOS
             
Click REQUEST ACCOUNT

5.WAIT FOR A WEEK OR MORE TO GET A CONFIRMATION MSG FROM THEM

6.IN THE CONFIRMATION MESSAGE, IF YOUR REQUEST IS ACCEPTED, YOU WILL SEE UR FTP DETAILS

 like:
FTP host: dhost.info
      
username:  yodelbaba

password:  A5TjwY

Your URL: http://dhost.info/yodelbaba/ (ur server)

7. GOTO http://net2ftp.com and log in with your details

Server/host:        dhost.info

username:           yodelbaba    

password:           A5yjaz

initial direct.:       /www  

SIGN IN

8. UPLOAD ur tutorial.php or .phtml  and ur php.ini

9. UR FINAL SERVER or PHP FULL URL will be   http://dhost.info/yodelbaba/tutorial.php or

http://dhost.info/yodelbaba/tutorial.phtml

Now u av created good and reliable server
u need to say a big thanks to YODELCIN

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HOW TO CREATE A GERMAN SERVER FOR IWPV1,V2

YOU NEED TO STAY FOCUS ON DIS LITTLE TUTORIAL ON THIS CREATION OF INDIA WEB PROXY SERVER.............

REQUIREMENT: An email account., prefarably a gmail or yuurok account.
An alternative is to create a temporary spambox acc. with one email
at http://spambox.us

with spambox.us, u can use d same email address to register at any
of those German server hosting sites many times. I created more than
15 German servers with just a single email address by hiding it with
spambox.us

All u need do is to input ur email acc. and set d period in which u
want the stuff to last betterstill u can try out creating an email
acc. @ http://yuurok.com, u can create an unlimited amount of email acc. at
yuurok

                                                   CREATING A SERVER

 Goto any one of this website

www.1.vg

www.1x.net

www.kilu.de

www.co.de

www.english.lc

www.wiki.lc etc 

There are about 200 of them, all with the same unlimited transfer
volume and a 10GB storage space...

                                         

                                        REGISTRATION

Register with any of ur gmail acc.
yuurok account,gmail account or the spambox u generated at spambox.us
fill in the required details and click on register...If u are
notified that ur registration is successful,goto ur mail box to get
ur password.
Above all, i will take www.1.vg as an example..........

Go back to 1.vg or any of the hosting site where u signed up and
login with ur email acc. and the password that was sent to ur box.

                    

                           CREATING A SUB-DOMAiN

After u've logged in, click on NEW PROJECT...
Click on Webspace

Name the project whatever u like

Tick any of the
options u see and

click on further.
 

You'll be asked to enter a subdomain name, enter name you want to
appear as ur subdomain name and choose any of the suffixes...u will be
given a range of suffixes from 000.de to zzgwe.de...choose the 1 u like
e.g of suffixes, 1.vg,1x.net,8.je,co.de etc

                                      MY EXAMPLE 1

After I was through with my registration, I clicked on New
Project,I clicked on Webspace I chose OBAMA as my project name,
I ticked only chat and community,I clicked further...I chose obama.kilu.de as my subdomain and I click on create project
 

You'll be asked to wait for 15minutes before your project is created
...All you need do is to log out and log in...the project creation
will be successful after you log in

                      HOW TO GET YOUR FTP DETAILS

After you've logged in, Click on
MANAGE PROJECT, The project you created will be displayed...Now click on
the project's name...you'll see the following...FTP,PHPmyadmin,Email
...Scroll down to the bottom of the page and get your FTP details.

                                          EXAMPLE 2

After I logged in, I clicked on MANAGE PROJECT, I was shown OBAMA, I clicked on OBAMA...I scrolled to the bottom of
the next page and saw my FTP details which where as follow
server/host: www19.subdomain.com
username   : user99989
password   : same as my acc. password (wxjzwe)

                       WHAT TO DO WITH FTP DETAIL

FTP means File Transfer Protocol...

It is the rule that must be followed before a file can be transferred from one
location to another.

With FTP you can transfer files from any location on
your PC to your Webspace...since those German hosting sites don't have
an inbuilt FTP client, you will have to use an online FTP client e.g
net2ftp.com, ftplive.com, webftp.host1plus.com etc
 Goto any of the online FTP client and input the following
server/host: .................    Port: 21
username: .................
password: .................
initial directory: /www
SIGN IN

                      MY EXAMPLE 3

When I got to net2ftp.com I inputed
Server/host: www19.subdomain.com  port:21
username   : user99989
password   : wxjzep
initial directory: /www
I SIGNED IN

                              HOW TO UPLOAD 

After you've logged in to the online FTP client, you will
see an empty directory...click on upload ( at the left side of the page)

                              FILES TO UPLOAD 

The two main files to upload are your tutorial.php and
php.ini 

The Two files can be found in the zip file of your IWP. click
on indiawebproxy.zip, click on PHP MODULE...you'll see Testmyserver.php,
tutorial.php and php.ini. drag tutorial.php and php.ini to your desktop
for easier location
 

After clicking on UPLOAD, choose tutorial.php and php.ini
You can either choose to rename the tutorial.php or leave it as it is.
RENAME is on the Right side of the page.

                                  MY EXAMPLE 4 

I did all that was stated above, now my server is
obama.9.je/tutorial.php. Assuming u renamed the tutorial.php to yodelcin, It will now
be obama.9.je/yodelcin.php
 

NB  

FOR THE THREAT OF THOSE WHO SPECIALIZES IN STEALING SERVERS, CHOOSE A
LESS POPULAR SUFFIX eg. japanese.lc,10.je etc OR IF YOU PREFARE USING THE
POPULAR ONES LIKE 1.vg, WAIT FOR A DAY OR 2 DAYS BEFORE UPLOADING YOUR FILES.

Good to go............... by now u av to say a very big thanks to yodelcin

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HOW TO UNLOCK MODEMS

Most service providers sell customized huawei modems which they’ve already programmed to work only on their network. You might get a prompt to enter an unlock code if you try to use a sim from another service provider on these USB modems. There are several ways to unlock these huawei modems though.
Some kind person in a web forum might create a topic on this, asking people to drop ther modem’s IMEI number but the best way to do it is DOING IT YOURSELF!

You can unlock it wit Universal Mastercode. This also works for Nokia, LG and some other products apart from Huawei USB modems.
Download Universal Mastercode from Mediafire or Rapidshare


1. Select Huawei from the tabs
2. Enter your IMEI in the provided space and click calculate
3. Insert an unauthorized sim in your modem and plug it in
4. Enter the unlock code when the prompt message comes up
5. You’re done!


                                    SINGLE FINISH CLICK
this method is for those who dont  have the software or dont have a pc and need to unlock a modem,
just goto one of the listed sites below and type your modem imei number there and it will automatically give you your unlock code.......................
http://a-zgsm.com/huawei.php
                or
http://ntwyt.com/unlock.php

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TIPS OF EXTENDING YOUR LAPTOP BATTERY LIFE

Here are a few steps you can take to stretch out the available electrons in your
battery.

Adjust your power settings:
To take advantage of power-saving features the manufacturer has built into your
laptop, you’ll want to consult your user manual, as they vary from one machine to
the next. But you can also give battery life a significant boost by tweaking the
power options in your operating system
 Here’s how:
Windows Vista gives you control of how your laptop manages power by bundling
various hardware and system settings into three default power-plan options:
Balanced offers full performance when you need it, but conserves power when your
laptop is idle.
Power saver gives the biggest boost for extending battery life, but results in
lower performance.
High performance maximizes system performance at the expense of battery life.
Switching between plans is a simple two-step process:
1. Click the battery meter icon, located in the notification area on the Windows
taskbar.
2. Select one of the three default power plans: Balanced, Power saver or High
performance.
Windows XP offers two power schemes designed for laptops and other portable PCs:
The Portable/Laptop power scheme minimizes power use to conserve battery life, but
adjusts as your processing needs change so system speed isn’t sacrificed.
The Max Battery power scheme also minimizes power use but doesn’t adjust to
changing processing demands. This setting is meant for situations requiring
minimal processing, such as reading documents or taking notes.
To switch from the Portable/Laptop power scheme to Max Battery:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, verify that you’re in Category view, and then click
Performance and Maintenance.
3. In the Performance and Maintenance window, click Power Options.
4. On the Power Schemes tab of the Power OptionsProperties dialog box, click the
arrow under Power Schemes, and then click Max Battery.
5. Click OK.
Care and maintenance of your battery
There are a few best practices that can help preserve battery life:
-Keep your laptop battery out of extreme heat.
-Clean the battery with dry cloth, especially at the metal connectors.
-Defrag your hard drive regularly so it runs efficiently.
-Clean your battery contacts with rubbing alcohol periodically.
-Use Hibernate mode rather than Standby mode.
-When plugged in to the AC outlet for a long period of time, Take out the battery
from the system.
-Fully discharge the battery once a month by unplugging the AC power cord. After
that, charge it again completely.
Saving power on the fly
Here are some quick things you can do for short-term gain when you suddenly
realize you don’t have enough juice to last through a meeting or plane ride:
-Dim your display; the less brightness the less power consumption.
-Close down unessential programs and keep graphics use to a minimum.
-Remove devices you aren’t using, such as a USB flash drive or a DVD.
Aviv M
from http://www.getmycharger.com

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How to Unblock Websites

1. Use web proxies. 

Many free online services allow you to access blocked websites through a proxy server. A proxy server is an intermediary between the user and the server where the request was send. Here is a list with the most known resources of web proxies: Proxy.org, HideMyAss.com, Kortaz.com, and KProxy.com
 
2. Use VPN connections. 

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is like a tunnel over the public network. The advantage of using VPNs over web proxies is that VPNs are more secure because they are using advanced encryption and allow you to access all the applications (mail, chat, browser etc) in complete anonymity and not only the web sites. The most known free VPN is Hotspot Shield.

3. Use Hide IP software. 

These are easy to use and even if the main functionality is to hide IP address and unblock websites, there are applications that can provide you more than that – like cleaning online tracks, testing proxies, manually adding proxy etc. Usually if you choose a free software, then this will provide you a minimal number of proxies and no other features than hiding IP address. Not My IP is one of the latest free hide IP address software that has already gained a large market followed by the old UltraSurf which is already very popular. Regarding paid applications that provide more features and have a complex structure, my recommendations are IP Privacy and Hide My IP.

4. Use Toolbars and Firefox add-ons. 

Toolbars and Firefox add-ons are in fact software applications that work on specific browsers and with a simple click you can enable or disable online anonymity.

5. Use translation services.
Introduce the link of the blocked website in the translation field (for example in Google Translator) and choose a random language to translate from because translation from English to English is not supported.

6. Use Google cache. 

In the Google search field type cache: before the URL of the blocked website. For example type cache:http://www.domain.com

7. Use Internet Archive. 

Internet Archive allows you to view blocked websites through the Wayback Machine. This will retrieve all pages of a specific website indifferent if the website is blocked.

8. Use Web2Mail service.

Web2Mail it is a free email service that can sent to your email address specific web pages. You sign up for an account and get set to receive specific websites by email.

9. Change the http of an URL into https

This is the  easiest way to access blocked websites. Of course, this might not work every time but you have many other solutions also. This is the fastest one.
For example : https://www.facebook.com

10. Use IP address of the website instead of URL. 

To use the IP address of a website instead of URL, you must first find its IP. To do this open command prompt and type: “ping domain.com”.


WARNING: Now, that you have so many methods to choose from, it is up to you for the purpose you use them for. Please remember that ONLY YOU are responsible for your activities and we take no responsibility for the same.

This guest post was written by yodelcin, who is interested in online privacy and security solutions.

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UNBLOCK WEBSITES USING TOR

Tor Download

UNBLOCK WEBSITES USING TOR

The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked.

The Tor Browser Bundle lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser, and is self-contained. The Tor IM Browser Bundleadditionally allows instant messaging and chat over Tor. If you would prefer to use your existing web browser, install Tor permanently, or if you don't use Windows, see the other ways to download Tor.

Freedom House has produced a video on how to find and use the Tor Browser Bundle. If you don't see a video below, view it at Youtube . Know of a better video or one translated into your language? Let us know!

Download Tor Browser Bundle and Tor IM Browser Bundle

To start using the Tor Browser Bundle or Tor IM Browser Bundle, download the file for your preferred language. This file can be saved wherever is convenient, e.g. the Desktop or a USB flash drive.

If you have an unreliable Internet connection, it may be easier for you to download the bundle edition which is split up into smaller parts.

Tor Browser Bundle for Windows with Firefox (version 2.2.34-2, 16 MB)

• English (en-US) (signature)
• العربية (ar) (signature)
• Deutsch (de) (signature)
• Español (es-ES) (signature)
• فارسی (fa) (signature)
• Français (fr) (signature)
• Italiano (it) (signature)
• Nederlands (nl) (signature)
• Polish (pl) (signature)
• Português (pt-PT) (signature)
• Русский (ru) (signature)
• Vietnamese (vi) (signature)
• 简体字 (zh-CN) (signature)

Tor IM Browser Bundle for Windows with Firefox and Pidgin (version 1.3.21, 25 MB)

The Tor IM Browser Bundle has been temporarily discontinued.

BETA: Tor Browser Bundle for Intel Mac OS X 10.5 and higher with Firefox (version 2.2.34-2, 28 MB)

• English (en-US): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• العربية (ar):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Deutsch (de):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Español (es-ES):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• فارسی (fa):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Français (fr):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Italiano (it):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Nederlands (nl):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Polish (pl):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Português (pt-PT):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Русский (ru):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• 简体字 (zh-CN):32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)

BETA: Tor Browser Bundle for Linux with Firefox (version 2.2.34-2 (32-bit), 2.2.34-2 (64-bit), 24 MB)

• English (en-US): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• العربية (ar): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Deutsch (de): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Español (es-ES): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• فارسی (fa): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Français (fr): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Italiano (it): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Nederlands (nl): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Polish (pl): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Português (pt-PT): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• Русский (ru): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)
• 简体字 (zh-CN): 32-bit (signature) | 64-bit (signature)

See our instructions on how to verify package signatures, which allows you to make sure you've downloaded the file we intended you to get. Also, note that the Firefox in our bundles is modified from the default Firefox; we're currently working with Mozilla to see if they want us to change the name to make this clearer.

Mac OS X instructions

Download the file above, save it somewhere, then click on it. Mac OS X will automatically unarchive it and you will have a TorBrowser application in your chosen language (for example, TorBrowser_en-US.app). Click the TorBrowser application to launch Vidalia. Once Vidalia connects to Tor, it will launch Firefox.

Linux instructions

Download the architecture-appropriate file above, save it somewhere, then run:
tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.2.34-2-dev-LANG.tar.gz or tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-2.2.34-2-dev-LANG.tar.gz (where LANG is the language listed in the filename), and either double click on the directory or cd into it, then execute the start-tor-browser script. This will launch Vidalia and once that connects to Tor, it will launch Firefox. Do not unpack or run TBB as root.

Windows instructions

Extraction

Download the file above, and save it somewhere, then double click on it. Click on the button labelled "..." (1) and select where you want to save the bundle then click OK (2). At least 50 MB free space must be available in the location you select. If you want to leave the bundle on the computer, saving it to the Desktop is a good choice. If you want to move it to a different computer or limit the traces you leave behind, save it to a USB disk.

Click Extract (3) to begin extraction. This may take a few minutes to complete.

Usage

Once extraction is complete, open the folder Tor Browser from the location you saved the bundle.

Double click on the Start Tor Browser (4) application (it may be called Start Tor Browser.exe on some systems.)

The Vidalia window will shortly appear.

Once Tor is ready, Firefox will automatically be opened. Only web pages visited through the included Firefox browser will be sent via Tor. Other web browsers such as Internet Explorer are not affected. Make sure that it says "Tor Enabled" (5) in the bottom right corner before using it. To reduce the risk of confusion, don't run Firefox while using the Tor Browser Bundle, and close existing Firefox windows before starting.

If you installed the Tor IM Browser Bundle, the Pidgin instant messaging client will also be automatically opened.

Once you are finished browsing, close any open Firefox windows by clicking on the  (6). For privacy reasons, the list of webpages you visited and any cookies will be deleted.

With the Tor Browser Bundle, Vidalia and Tor will automatically close. With the Tor IM Browser Bundle you need to also close Pidgin by right-clicking on the Pidgin icon (7), and choosing Quit (8).

To use the Tor Browser Bundle or Tor IM Browser Bundle again, repeat the steps in "Usage".

Remember that Tor anonymizes the origin of your traffic, and it encrypts everything inside the Tor network, but it can't encrypt your traffic between the Tor network and its final destination. If you are communicating sensitive information, you should use as much care as you would on the normal scary Internet — use HTTPS or other end-to-end encryption and authentication.

Comments and suggestions

The Tor Browser Bundle is under development and not yet complete. To discuss improvements and submit comments, please use the tor-talk mailing list.

More information

What is Tor and why do I need it? To learn more about Tor, visit the Tor Project website.

What is in the Tor Browser Bundle? It contains Tor, Vidalia, Firefox, and Torbutton (learn more).

What is in the Tor IM Browser Bundle? It contains Tor, Vidalia, Firefox, Torbutton, Pidgin and OTR (learn more).

How can I make my own bundle? To download the source code and learn how to build the bundle yourself, read thebuild instructions.

Tor Browser Bundle is partially based on Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition and Pidgin Portable from PortableApps.com.

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