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circumvention.page

<info>
 <desc>What to do if the Tor network is blocked</desc>
 <link type="guide" xref="index" />
</info>

<title>Circumvention</title>

Direct access to the Tor network may sometimes be blocked by your Internet
Service Provider or by a government. Tor Browser includes some
circumvention tools for getting around these blocks. These tools are called
“pluggable transports”. See the <link xref='transports'>Pluggable
Transports</link> page for more information on the types of transport
that are currently available.

<section id="using-transports">
<title>Using pluggable transports</title>
<steps>
 <item>
 
 <media type="image" width="600" src="media/circumvention/configure.png" />
 
 
 To use pluggable transports, click "Configure" in the Tor Launcher
 window that appears when you first run Tor Browser.

You can also configure pluggable transports while Tor Browser is
 running, by clicking on the green onion near your address bar and
 selecting “Tor Network Settings”.
 
 </item>

<item>
 
 Select “yes” when asked if your Internet Service Provider blocks
 connections to the Tor network.
 
 </item>

<item>
 
 <media type="image" width="600" src="media/circumvention/bridges.png" />
 
 
 Select “Connect with provided bridges”. Tor Browser currently has six
 pluggable transport options to choose from.
 
 </item>
</steps>
</section>

<section id="which-to-use">
<title>Which transport should I use?</title>

Each of the transports listed in Tor Launcher’s menu works in a different
way (for more details, see the <link xref="transports">Pluggable
Transports</link> page), and their effectiveness depends on your
individual circumstances.


If you are trying to circumvent a blocked connection for the first time,
you should try the different transports: obfs3, obfs4, ScrambleSuit, fte,
meek-azure, meek-amazon.


If you try all of these options, and none of them gets you online,
you will need to enter bridge addresses manually. Read the <link 
xref='bridges'>Bridges</link> section to learn what bridges are and how
to obtain them.

</section>

</page>

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