Forcing an exit node in TOR

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  1. Well Connected

    Well Connected Registered Member

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    Hi guys ,

    I wondering how can i force TOR to goto an exit note of particular country ? I read romewhere that this can be done by edit torrc file but when I open my torrc is blank\empty and even after adding following to torrc file and saving it , it does not work.

    trictExitNodes 1
    ExitNodes {fr}


    At the moment , I have Whonix installed in virtual box and am trying to edit torrc file setting there .


    Thanks,
     
  2. mirimir

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    In Whonix, user customizations go in /etc/tor/torrc in the gateway VM:

    StrictExitNodes 1
    ExitNodes {fr}

    Then restart Tor in the gateway VM: sudo service tor restart
     
  3. Well Connected

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    Thanks , Trying that now
     
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  4. Well Connected

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    Thanks That worked.
    Now when I try Ipleaks , IP appear as Anonymous Proxy but all DNS from my selected country.
     
  5. Well Connected

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    mirmir , while creating VMs for Whonix , I did not ticked "reinitializing MAC addresses" , Can I still enable it somehow ?
     
  6. Well Connected

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    And How shall I hide from ISP that I am using Tor ?
     
  7. mirimir

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    With a VM not running, open the Network settings tab in the VirtualBox console, and click on the "circular arrows" icon for "MAC Address". That generates a new random MAC address. Do for both the gateway and workstation VMs.

    Edit: "right click" to "click" :oops:
     
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  8. mirimir

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    You can run a VPN service client in the host. The Whonix gateway VM will connect to Tor through the VPN.
     
  9. Well Connected

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    Sorry right click does do anything , a normal click refreshes it though , Is that what you meant ? Is MAC address changing dynamic or static.
    Also , is this exactly same as ticking " reinitialize MAC address" box when building VMs ?
     
  10. Well Connected

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    You mean on my local PC ? OK will do so. Thanks.
    BTW Can I install and run another VPN from inside my Whonix VMs ?
     
  11. mirimir

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    Sorry, I was brain dead :oops:

    It just changes MAC address to another static one. As far as I know, this is the same as doing it during appliance import.
     
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    Now worries , Thanks for your help bro
     
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