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You cannot access the Internet from Tails until you are connected to Tor. For example, *Tor Browser* displays the error message `The proxy server is refusing connections` until you are connected to Tor.
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<p>Because Tor routes your Internet traffic through 3 relays
before reaching its destination, the
connection is slower than when you are not using Tor.</p>
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<p>See our documentation on
[[why Tor is slow|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/slow]].</p>
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To connect to the Tor network:
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[[Connect to a local network|networkmanager]], wired, Wi-Fi, or mobile.
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The *Tor Connection* assistant appears to help you connect to the Tor network.
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Choose whether you want to:
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Connect to Tor automatically
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Hide to your local network that you are connecting to Tor
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The implications of both methods are detailed below.
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<h1 id="bridges">Tor relays and bridges</h1>
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- **Public Tor relays**
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Most of the time, your local network does not block access to the Tor network
and you can use a public relay as your first Tor relay.
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Using a public Tor relay as your first Tor relay makes it clear to your local
network that you are connecting to Tor, while still keeping your online
activity secure and anonymous.
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- **Tor bridges**
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Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that keep your connection to the Tor
network hidden.
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Use a bridge as your first Tor relay if connecting to Tor is blocked or if
using Tor could look suspicious to someone who monitors your Internet
connection.
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The technology used by Tor bridges is designed to circumvent censorship
where connections to Tor are blocked, for example in some countries with heavy censorship,
by some public networks, or by some parental controls.
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It does so by camouflaging your connection so it cannot be recognized as a
connection to Tor. As a consequence, the same technology can be used to hide
that you are using Tor if it could look suspicious to someone who monitors
your Internet connection.
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Tor bridges are often less reliable and slower than public Tor relays.
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