Author: sajolida Date: To: The Tails public development discussion list Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Installed app via apt-get uses default internet
connection or anonimizer to connect?
X-RESEND: s7r@???
> Hi,
>
> s7r@??? wrote (02 Jan 2013 03:06:26 GMT) :
>> I am old to Tails however I didn't use it sine a very old version. Now
>> i'm playing with 0.15 and I have to confirm that is really nice, with
>> just the appropriate and necessary tools and a smooth look. It is
>> really great - keep on doing the good work.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>> I have one question though. I have installed OpenVPN via root
>> terminal, using command:
>> # apt-get install openvpn
>
>> now openvpn is installed and works, I can connect if I want but I want
>> to know, if I choose to connect to an OpenVPN server will it use the
>> default internet connection (my real IP) or it will connect to the VPN
>> server via the Tor network ?
>
> Most additional applications you may install will be routed through
> Tor, but some of them may fiddle with the network configuration and
> change firewall rules, and that might result in them leaking out of
> Tor. I don't know the specifics of OpenVPN, but it's for sure part of
> the category whose effects on the firewall rules are worth inspecting
> in details.
>
> So, my answer would be: check for yourself, e.g. using netstat on the
> remote end or whatever network auditing tool.
>
>> Where is the config in tails (the firewall rules or what it uses) in
>> which you can select which apps go through the normal internet
>> connection and which apps go through Tor? Is there a GUI for this?
>
> There is no such configurable thing.
> The way Tails works is described there:
> https://tails.boum.org/contribute/design/
You might also want to have a look at our thoughts about adding VPN
support to Tails:
