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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: rise_against on November 24, 2012, 04:45 am

Title: howto run your bitcoin client thru tor
Post by: rise_against on November 24, 2012, 04:45 am
1. start your tor browser package

2. after it is running go to the Vidalia control panel and click on "message log"

3.  click the advanced tab

4. look for "Socks listener listening on port: #####"

5. where the ##### port is enter that number into the port field under "options" (network tab) in your bitcoin client.
(make sure Map port using UPnP is checked and "Connect through SOCKS proxy" is checked.

****sometimes you may have to close the bitcoin client and restart it before it connects thru the tor proxy.