Setting up Tor with Freecap and Proxomitron

[sidki3003]

Hey Kye-U, is that recommendation (FreeCap) still current?
Because i'm in need of a socks-2-http converter, and the free proxies/winsock-injectors i've just tested aren't exactly brilliant.

[sidki3003]

Never mind. I've settled for Polipo. Also because an IPv6-to-IPv4 bridge might be useful in future.

[Kye-U]

FreeCap hasn't been updated since 1 year the original post was posted (wow, it's already been 4 years...)

Nice find! I'm going to give it a try sometime.

I will close this topic soon as it is quite out of date, and that Tor now bundles Privoxy (with Vidalia), which means that the other topic is sort of obsolete as well.

EDIT: Wow, I'm using Polipo right now (Proxomitron: changed remote proxy to 127.0.0.1:8123 (Polipo)), and it feels like my 10mbps connection has suddenly doubled. It's definitely faster than Privoxy.

EDIT 2: Useful link: http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/tor.html

My config file (so far):

Code:

# use tor
socksParentProxy = "localhost:9050"
socksProxyType = socks5
# don't cache to disk
diskCacheRoot = ""
# http header sanitization
censoredHeaders = from, accept-language, x-pad
censorReferer = maybe
# prevent possible security issue
disableLocalInterface=true
# speed tweak
serverSlots=2
serverMaxSlots=8

EDIT 3: Using Polipo as a hidden service with NT Wrapper Lite: http://www.duodata.de/ntwrapper/

[sidki3003]

Thanks.

I thought of Polipo because Graycode mentioned it recently.

Regarding Polipo -> Tor, i'll attach the config i've found in a Tor bundle (didn't keep the URL). I haven't tested it. My config has only four active lines. LOL

I'm using the native win32 port (Phobos), not the Cygwin wrapped one which comes with mentioned bundle.

[WMP]

If you are using AutoHotKey you can also run it from a script:

Code:

Run C:\polipo\polipo.exe
winwait polipo.exe
winhide
#p::
  if toggle := !toggle
  WinShow polipo.exe
  else
  WinHide polipo.exe
  return

[bugger]

(Jan. 28, 2009 01:20 AM)sidki3003 Wrote:  Never mind. I've settled for Polipo. Also because an IPv6-to-IPv4 bridge might be useful in future.

You are not thinking of tunnel IPv4 (proxomitron) in IPv6 When the world finally moves to IPv6?

[sidki3003]

(Feb. 01, 2009 04:28 PM)WMP Wrote:  If you are using AutoHotKey you can also run it from a script:

Thanks.
I don't use AutoHotKey, but similar commands should also work with other interpreters (i use PowerPro, WinBatch, 4NT).

BTW, the Polipo build i'm using needs to be invoked with a "-c MYCONFIG.conf" param.

[sidki3003]

(Feb. 01, 2009 09:17 PM)bugger Wrote:  You are not thinking of tunnel IPv4 (proxomitron) in IPv6

Yes, that's what i was thinking.

Quote:When the world finally moves to IPv6?

I assume IPv6 networks are already real.

[soccerfan]

Are there any benefits to using just polipo (i.e. without tor) with proxomitron?

[sidki3003]

Not really, IMO.

Except, some people were upset that Prox isn't sending a "HTTP_CONNECTION=keep-alive" header. Or - when pipelining is turned off - is sending a "HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE=300".

This behavior is overridden, if you daisy-chain a 2nd local proxy: ProxyJudge

[Kye-U]

I've been using Polipo and Proxomitron for the last few days (no Tor), and I've noticed quite a significant increase in page loading times (or maybe I'm just imagining things).

It doesn't hurt to give the combination a try

[soccerfan]

I'll give it a try.
Kye-U are you using polipo in Windows?

[Kye-U]

Yup, I'm using Polipo in Windows Vista.

Here's my config:

Code:

# use tor
#socksParentProxy = "localhost:9050"
#socksProxyType = socks5
# connection stuff
disableVia = true
# don't cache to disk
cacheIsShared = false
diskCacheRoot = ""
localDocumentRoot = ""
# http header sanitization
censoredHeaders = from, accept-language, x-pad, link
censorReferer = maybe
# prevent possible security issue
disableLocalInterface = true
disableConfiguration = true
# speed tweak
serverSlots=2
serverMaxSlots=8
maxConnectionAge = 5m
maxConnectionRequests = 120
tunnelAllowedPorts = 1-65535

[soccerfan]

Thanks for that config!

Two questions before I take the plunge.
I downloaded polipo-20080907-win32.zip from here:
http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/files/polipo/
I unzipped it to a folder named Polipo and put your config in it also.

1. So now, do I just run polipo (with proxo using the remote proxy 127.0.0.1:8123)?
2. I use a hosts file (with the DNS service disabled). Will that require modifying the config in any way?

Thanks for bearing with me. I'm very new to this.

[Kye-U]

1. Yes, you just need to run Polipo (command-line interface) which will act as a local proxy server on port 8123, so you'd need to set Proxomitron to use 127.0.0.1:8123.

2. I doubt you'd need to modify the config, as I believe the HOSTS file is referenced to on every connection, regardless it's through a proxy server