Tails can work with less than 23 GB RAM but might behave strangelyexperience reduced
performance, instability, or crashes.

Tails can work with less than 3 GB RAM but might experience reduced
performance, instability, or crashes.

- The ability to start from a USB stick or a DVD reader.

The ability to start from a USB stick or a DVD reader.

- [[Connecting to a local network|anonymous_internet/networkmanager]]

[[Connecting to a local network|anonymous_internet/networkmanager]]

- [[Connecting to the Tor network|anonymous_internet/tor]]

[[Connecting to the Tor network|anonymous_internet/tor]]

- [[Browsing the web with *Tor Browser*|anonymous_internet/tor_browser]]

[[Browsing the web with *Tor Browser*|anonymous_internet/tor_browser]]

- [[Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using *OnionShare*|anonymous_internet/onionshare]]

[[Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using *OnionShare*|anonymous_internet/onionshare]]

- [[Emailing and reading news with *Thunderbird*|anonymous_internet/thunderbird]]

[[Emailing and reading news with *Thunderbird*|anonymous_internet/thunderbird]]

- [[Exchanging bitcoins using *Electrum*|anonymous_internet/electrum]]

[[Exchanging bitcoins using *Electrum*|anonymous_internet/electrum]]

- [[Chatting with *Pidgin* and OTR|anonymous_internet/pidgin]]

[[Chatting with *Pidgin* and OTR|anonymous_internet/pidgin]]

To connect to a Wi-Fi network, chooselick [[!img lib/go-next.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt=""]] ion the **Wi-Fi** button. A list of available Wi-Fi networks appears belowright of the **Wi-Fi** button.

To connect to a Wi-Fi network, click [[!img lib/go-next.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt=""]] on the right of the **Wi-Fi** button.

To modify your network settings, for example, to configure whether or not to automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network, choose **Applications ▸ System Tools ▸ Settings ▸ Network**.

To modify your network settings, for example, to configure whether or not to automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network, choose **Apps ▸ System Tools ▸ Settings ▸ Network**.

There is noa **Wi-Fi** menu in the system menu:, but connecting to a Wi-Fi network fails.

There is a **Wi-Fi** menu in the system menu, but connecting to a Wi-Fi network fails.

[[!img no-wifi/mac_spoofing_disabled.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Notification: MAC address anonymization failed"]]

[[!img no-wifi/mac_spoofing_disabled.png class="screenshot" alt="Notification: MAC address anonymization failed"]]

**Public Tor relays**

**Tor bridges**

Default bridges are not available.

[[!img lib/symbolic/tor-connected.png alt="Onion icon" link="no" class="symbolic"]] You are connected to Tor.

[[!img lib/symbolic/tor-disconnected.png alt="Onion icon that is crossed out" link="no" class="symbolic"]] You are not connected to Tor.

When using a custom Tor *obfs4* bridge, the progress bar of *Tor Connection* sometimes gets stuck halfway through and becomes extremely slow.

When using a custom Tor *obfs4* bridge, the progress bar of *Tor Connection* sometimes gets stuck halfway through and becomes extremely slow.

- Close and reopen *Tor Connection* to speed up the initial connection.

Close and reopen *Tor Connection* to speed up the initial connection.