From cff374371a6d069a29e409dc8ec624d417050fce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: licaon-kter Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 22:10:22 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add FAQ54 --- FAQ.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 411a582f..3cc10a2e 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -505,6 +505,31 @@ You can enable/disable lockdown mode in the main menu, using a widget or using a You can contribute translations [here](https://crowdin.com/project/netguard) (registration is free). If your language is missing, please contact me to have it added. + +**(54) How to tunnel all TCP connections through the Tor network if you bought the SOCKS feature?** + +First, install [Orbot](market://details?id=org.torproject.android), the Android client for Tor, +run it, press _Start_, while it connects open its _Settings_ and make sure it's setup to auto-start +on device start. + +In NetGuard's _Advanced_ settings enable _Subnet routing_. + +Having purchased the NetGuard SOCKS feature (this is required), just enable it in _Advanced_ +settings, setup address as 127.0.0.1 and port as 9050 (this is the default port, if +you changed this in Orbot make the adjustment here also). + +This should be enough, if testing fails (eg. no connection at all) you can open the app details +for Orbot, uncheck _Apply rules and conditions_ and retry. + +How to test: open Firefox (or another non-proxy enabled browser) to the address https://ipleak.net/ +and you should see a different IP address from your regular one, and below in the _Tor Exit Node_ +field something else besides _Unknown_. + +**Be aware** that all the other Tor caveats (https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en) still apply, +like having the Tor network unreacheable, your activity actively monitored/targeted in your country, +online services (eg. Gmail, Google Play store) failing to login or being forced to solve endless capchas +when accessing sites that use Cloudflare's CDN services. +
**NetGuard is supported for phones and tablets only, so not for other device types like on a television or in a car.**