How to Route All Network Traffic Through the Tor Network

Install tor if you haven't already from www.torproject.org; ,Launch tor (and the tor browser if you don't have that set to open when tor does) ,In the tor browser, go to settings->network-> proxy settings and scroll down to where you can see either...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Install tor if you haven't already from www.torproject.org;

    Copy the port number. , The IP will be
    127.0.0.1 (or localhost) and the port number will be the one you copied from the tor browser earlier (see where I'm going with this?).

    Save the settings/activate the new proxy.

    This will route all your network traffic through tor using the same port as the tor browser, making EVERYTHING you do anonymous, and giving you the ability to view onion links in any browser application (chrome!!!!!) Since tor usually switches ports On each re-connect to the tor network, you will need to redo steps 2-5 each time you reconnect to tor.

    This isn't a problem if you stay connected to tor all the time like me.
  2. Step 2: Launch tor (and the tor browser if you don't have that set to open when tor does)

  3. Step 3: In the tor browser

  4. Step 4: go to settings->network-> proxy settings and scroll down to where you can see either localhost or 127.0.0.1

  5. Step 5: Where you see localhost or 127.0.0.1

  6. Step 6: look on the right for the port number.

  7. Step 7: Go to your OS/System proxy settings and set up a new proxy.

Detailed Guide

Copy the port number. , The IP will be
127.0.0.1 (or localhost) and the port number will be the one you copied from the tor browser earlier (see where I'm going with this?).

Save the settings/activate the new proxy.

This will route all your network traffic through tor using the same port as the tor browser, making EVERYTHING you do anonymous, and giving you the ability to view onion links in any browser application (chrome!!!!!) Since tor usually switches ports On each re-connect to the tor network, you will need to redo steps 2-5 each time you reconnect to tor.

This isn't a problem if you stay connected to tor all the time like me.

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