mullvad and proton stand as vpn. However, mullvad does not allow torrenting because there is no port forwarding. Mullvad should not be on the list
mullvad and proton stand as vpn. However, mullvad does not allow torrenting because there is no port forwarding. Mullvad should not be on the list
Without port forwarding you can only connect to those who do have it set up. Doing so yourself allows you to be a better citizen of the internet and share with people who don’t know what it is.
(Caveat: I am one of those people who don’t understand it and am just parroting what was explained to me when I asked about this)
So it’s more a seeding issue rather than a leeching issue in this case I assume.
I think it’s both? I’m assuming you get fewer seeds you can connect to as well.
Either way, seeding issues are leeching issues, in the grand scheme of things.
Edit: I only stress the seed side because I’ve found I get things plenty fast even with Mullvad, so not explaining the issue and just talking about down speed can make it seem unnecessary, when it is in fact critical to the health of the community.
well, you can’t leech from people with closed ports so… it’s still worse. better to get something that can actually forward ports.
So Proton is okay then, or do you have a better suggestion? I’m trying to look through the megathread for info.
proton would be fine. i’ve heard great stuff about airvpn too. haven’t used any though, i mostly don’t use a vpn
See my comment here. An open port is only required for TCP connections. uTP/UDP allows the tracker to open up a port temporarily in many cases. This won’t work for those stuck with ancient torrent clients.
It also doesn’t work with Private Trackers.
Port forwarding allows you to seed without revealing your IP address. If you seed on a VPN and you don’t have port forwarding, your IP is revealed to those you seed to.
No. Port forwarding, with or without a VPN, helps connectivity – you’ll be able to accept incoming connections.
Without a VPN, peers can see your IP address with or without port forwarding.
Port forwarding allows connecting to peers who have not set it up (for both leeching and seeding). Two peers without port forwarding can’t connect to each other, if you set it up you can connect to every peer in the swarm. Torrenting behing a VPN always hides your real IP address😉
Doesn’t that completely defeat the purpose of using a VPN?
If you were intending to seed, yes.
Do you know where I can learn more about this? That’s a pretty important detail to be as glossed over as it is in this community
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Were you using a VPN at the time? I was under the impression that the issue is at standard anything involving ports just doesn’t work with a VPN because it would be trying to get to the port on the VPN, which the VPN would rightly refuse unless you’d set it up to forward that port
Probably the port forwarding was automatically set up by UPnP, which is also something that can’t be done on a vpn without port forwarding. If you have a tracker, the torrent might also work, but then the tracker itself would have to be port forwarded.