Simplify the bridge/proxy section a bit

What to do When Tor Does not Connect

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Some users will notice that Vidalia gets stuck when trying to connect to

the Tor network. The problem can be that you're not connected to the

Internet at all, that you need to use a proxy server to access the

Internet normally, or that Tor has been blocked by your ISP.

the Tor network. If this happens, make sure that you are connected to

the Internet. If you need to connect to a proxy server, see below for

how to set up a proxy connection.

Bridge relays (or *bridges* for short) are non-public servers in the Tor

network. The addition of bridges to Tor is a step forward in the

blocking resistance race. Since there is no complete public list of

them, even if your ISP is filtering connections to all the known Tor

servers, they probably won't be able to block all the bridges. 

If Tor still doesn't work, it's likely that your Internet Service

Provider is blocking Tor. Very often this can be worked around with

**Tor bridges**, hidden relays that aren't as easy to block.

### How to Find a Bridge

To use a bridge, you will first have to locate one; you can either

The steps below assume you have a functional Tor/Vidalia configuration,

and you have found a list of HTTPS, SOCKS4, or SOCKS5 proxies.

*To clarify; an HTTPS proxy is an HTTP proxy that also supports CONNECT

requests.*

1. Open the Vidalia Control Panel, click on *Settings*.

2. Click *Network*. Select *I use a proxy to access the Internet*.

3. On the Address line, enter the open proxy address. This can be a