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HTTP: 127.0.0.1 (port 4444)
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HTTPS: 127.0.0.1 (port 4445)
If you don’t know how to change your browser proxies, please refer to the
previous chapter, covering Proxy Servers. For the sake of clarity, however, you
can see how to configure Firefox in Figure 21. This should be quite easy.
Figure 21: configuring Firefox with I2P
4.2.1.4 I2P useful resources
At this point, people alway wonder: what now?
As we mentioned above, I2P will almost never allow to connect to the external
network, being a “closed” or somewhat limited circuit in terms of services.
Eepsites
Eepsites are particular sites with the .i2p extension. They are only accessible
via the I2P network (exactly like .onion nodes in the Tor network) and belong to
the darknet world. We will cover that later in the “Deep Web” chapter. Please
note, each user in the I2P network can immediately have their .i2p site for free
and with no efforts. To do this, go to
http://127.0.0.1:7658
, to understand how to
edit the site and request the official .i2p domain.
Irc2p
Irc2p is the name of the tunnel created during the first start of I2P. You can
configure any IRC client and connect to the following address, then use it like an
actual server. You can connect to I2P IRC server, connecting to 127.0.01:6668.
Blogging
The I2P circuit includes two eppsites offering microblogging services:
http://id3nt.i2p
and
http://jisko.i2p
. They are not responsive at the moment,
however, and tend to load after some minutes.
Torrent
And what about an official client for downloading via torrent? Here you go!
The project name is I2PSnark, and you can immediately reach it at
http://localhost:7657/i2psnark/
. Keep in mind that I2P torrenting can be as secure
as terribly slow: the problem is caused both by the encryption process and the
lack of I2P supporting peers. For this reason, you need to integrate the Torrent
client with a dedicated tracker. The following ones may be interesting for you:
-
http://diftracker.i2p/
-
http://tracker2.postman.i2p
eDonkey
Perhaps the most popular I2P project, it has been deployed together with the
I2P core in the latest versions, making it a stand-alone tool de facto. The
reference eepsite address is
http://echelon.i2p/imule
. There’s also a parallel
project, Nachblitz
[46]
, acting as an alternate (but fully compatible) client to
iMule, based on .MET Framework libraries and available for Windows and
Linux via Wine emulation.
Mail
Susimail
[47]
is a particular I2P service, acting as a mail interface for two
mailing services (POP3 and SMTP) that can also be used with a local mail
client. Email accounts are managed by an official router (hq.postman.i2p),
offering mailing services both for dark and clear net. Such service allows you to
have a mail address in the I2P network – username@mail.i2p – and to send and
receive mail also on Internet –
username@i2pmail.org
.
NB: the service providers suggest to regularly check your mail, removing the
unnecessary messages in order to make room for other users. Furthermore,
according to its report abuse policy, your account may be removed, therefore you
are advised to avoid any service abuse.
Learn more
This is just an approximate list of all services in the I2P network (it couldn’t
be any different!). The most important projects are listed at
http://echelon.i2p/
,
including the development storyline of each project.
4.2.1.5 Anonymous navigation in Clearnet
Ok, before you think you’re going insane, rest assured: I mentioned that I2P
is a totally closed network... well it’s not necessarily so. In years, the loving I2P
community though about a way to use their technology to anonymize navigation
in clearnet; the most common method is using outproxies, e.g. routers – like
TOR exit nodes – capable of connecting to the standard Internet as well. If you
wish to try navigating the Internet with I2P, just follow the official website
FAQs
[48]
. Success, however, is not guaranteed (currently, there is only one very
unstable outproxy); if you wish to navigate the Clearnet, maybe I2P is not the
network for you.
4.2.1.6 Where to find I2P sites?
Unlike the TOR network, no Hidden Wikis are available, but you can find
many search engines scattered across the Dark Net and the Clearnet. My
suggestion is: use the clearnet to look for “i2p lists” with the search engines,
then dig into the active eepsites (consider that many links may suddenly get
broken). Furthermore, you can check a list of the active eepsites – the registered
ones – in the I2P network, referring to the index available at
http://identiguy.i2p
.
4.2.1.7 Difficulties with I2P
In little more than a year, the I2P community seems to have left the project
behind. Even one of I2P founders abandoned the Syndie and I2P projects,
followed by many other developers and volunteers. The biggest problem was not
only losing a programmer, but also the official
i2p.net
domain, announcing a bad
ending for this project; however, the official
geti2p.net
team wants to remark that
I2P is still alive, as proved by the new I2P releases
[49]
.
Currently, the project seems to be slightly resuming, but many eepsites – in
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