JonDo Help: Network

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## Network

To get to this panel, press `Settings` at the main interface and afterwards select `Network` from the list to the left.

In this section you can configure all settings relevant to the network connections of JonDo.

### Bypassing Internet censorship and filtering

This function is necessary if you can not connect to the service, e.g. because it is blocked by your company's firewall or by your Internet service provider. Please, only apply these settings if you can not connect directly to the services. You will be reducing your bandwidth and the process of connecting is made more difficult for no reason.

Connecting to other JAP/JonDo users in order to reach a service

By activating this option you can connect to a service with somebody else's JonDo, which acts as a forwarding server.

### Listener port number

For JonDo to protect your communication on the Internet it has to be interposed between your browser and the Internet. Such a local intermediary is called a local proxy. The following settings are specific to the proxy functionality of the program.

- Port number
  Enter your port number here at which JonDo will accept connections from your browser. Please remember that your browser's settings must be adjusted accordingly. You have to configure the HTTPS proxy settings of applications that should use JonDo to this port and localhost or 127.0.0.1, respective, as host. Some JonDonym services also support the SOCKS5 proxy protocol additionally to HTTP.

  Notice
  The port number is preset to 4001 in JonDo. We recommend keeping it since it is linked to many other settings, including JonDoFox. Only change the port if you know just why you need to do it in your case.

- Allow access to JAP/JonDo only from my PC
  If this option is active only your own PC will be able to connect to your JonDo.

  If it is deactivated all PCs on the network or the Internet may connect to your JonDo. Unauthorized individuals may then abuse your JonDo for illegal purposes and also use the data volume you paid for it. As long a you do not have good reason to allow other PCs access, it is recommended to keep this setting activated for security reasons.

### Compulsory proxy/firewall

In some networks a connection to the Internet is only possible through the company's or the ISP's proxy. If this is the case for you, you can edit the settings needed for your JonDo to connect to the proxy here.

Hint: If you like, you can also enter a local Tor client here for an additional layer of security. Your connection will be slower though.

- I have to use a "compulsory" proxy
  Activate this option to tell JonDo that a proxy is needed for access to the Internet.

- Type
  Enter the type of proxy your using. Possible types are "SOCKS" or "HTTP/HTTPS". For Tor enter "SOCKS" here.

- Host
  Enter the host name or the IP address of your proxy here. For Tor enter "localhost".

- Port
  Enter the port at which your proxy accepts connections. For Tor enter 9050.

- Authorization needed for proxy
  Select this field if you have to authorize with your proxy.

- User ID
  Enter your username for accessing the proxy. The password will be asked for automatically upon the first connection attempt.

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