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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 <span class="code">P`The proxy
server is refusing connections</span>` until you are connected to Tor.

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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<h12 id="bridges">Tor relays and bridges</h12>

<h2 id="bridges">Tor relays and bridges</h2>

- **Public Tor relays**

**Public Tor relays**

- **Tor bridges**

**Tor bridges**

Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that keep yourhide that you are connectiong to the Tor
network hiddenTor.

Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor.

<h12 id="automatic">Connecting to Tor automatically</h12>

<h2 id="automatic">Connecting to Tor automatically</h2>

- [[S For detailed instructions, see how to [[sign in to the network using a captive portal|unsafe_browser]] - Configure a local proxy.

For detailed instructions, see how to [[sign in to the network using a
captive portal|unsafe_browser]].

WThen you choose this option, Tails tries different ways of connecting to Tor until it succeeds:

Then, Tails tries different ways of connecting to Tor until it succeeds:

Tails tries to connect to Tor directly using **public relays**, without using a bridges.

Tails tries to connect to Tor directly using **public relays**, without using a bridge.

Tails tries to connect to Tor using a set ofone of the **default bridges**, already included in Tails, if connecting using public relays fails.

Tails tries to connect to Tor using one of the **default bridges**, already included in Tails, if connecting using public relays fails.

If public relays and default bridges don't work, Tails asks you to configure a **custom bridges**, if connecting using the default bridges fails.

If public relays and default bridges don't work, Tails asks you to configure a **custom bridge**.

<h12 id="hiding">Hiding to your local network that you are connecting to Tor</h12>

<h2 id="hiding">Hiding to your local network that you are connecting to Tor</h2>

When you choose this option, Tails will only connect to Tor after you configure a custom Tor bridges. Bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor.

When you choose this option, Tails will only connect to Tor after you configure a custom Tor bridge. Bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor.

- [[STails does not automatically detect whether you have to [[sign in to the network using a captive portal|unsafe_browser]] - Configure a local proxy.

Tails does not automatically detect whether you have to [[sign in to the network using a captive portal|unsafe_browser]].

- Default bridges are not available.

Default bridges are not available.

<h12 id="bridges">Tor relays andConfiguring a Tor bridges</h12>

<h2 id="bridge">Configuring a Tor bridge</h2>

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Troubleshooting Tor bridges<h2 id="troubleshoot-tor">Troubleshooting connecting to Tor</h2>

<h2 id="troubleshoot-tor">Troubleshooting connecting to Tor</h2>