TOR and Firefox

[kara.ml at arcor.de]

Hi,

> An error message displays that says this:
> " This address is restricted  This address uses a network port which
> is normally used for purposes other than Web browsing. Firefox has
> canceled the request for your protection."

> Does anyone know if Firefox blocks non-standard ports, and if so how
> to make changes?

I had never such a problem, neither with Firefox from Ubuntu nor from
Mozilla and i'm using Firefox with Tor, I2P and JonDo (directly or over
Privoxy), but i think it has something to do with
https://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/PortBanning.html

For the mentioned "network.security.ports.banned" preference: I have no
such a preference in user/prefs.js and in firefox/getprefs/all.js (from
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4) it is commented out:

// If there is ever a security firedrill that requires
// us to block certian ports global, this is the pref
// to use.  Is is a comma delimited list of port numbers
// for example:
//   pref("network.security.ports.banned", "1,2,3,4,5");
// prevents necko connecting to ports 1-5 unless the protocol
// overrides.

Perhaps you can find additional/useful informations about the
Tor/Proxy/Browser usage in:
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO

-- 
Ciao
Kai

http://kairaven.de/