From af1da980f095d049953b9324b65bae67063c9f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: moneromooo-monero Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:12:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: fix Tor paragraph to use warptangent's TCP DNS changes --- README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c34e0d36c..80e61bd12 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ See README.i18n ## Using Tor -While Monero isn't made to integrate with Tor, it can be used wrapped with torsocks, if you add --p2p-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 to the bitmonerod command line. -Be aware that your DNS use will probably go over clearnet. These come in two flavours: request for checkpoint data, and request for OpenAlias data. The first one is mostly harmless (your ISP can tell you're using monero). The second one leaks information about your transaction recipients, so do not use OpenAlias if you want DNS privacy. +While Monero isn't made to integrate with Tor, it can be used wrapped with torsocks, if you add --p2p-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 to the bitmonerod command line. You also want to set DNS requests to go over TCP, so they'll be routed through Tor, by setting DNS_PUBLIC=tcp. Example: + +DNS_PUBLIC=tcp torsocks bitmonerod --p2p-bind-ip 127.0.0.1