@open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year agoWhat VPN would you recommend for torrenting?message-square56fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhat VPN would you recommend for torrenting?@open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@dana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNote that Mullvad no longer allows port forwarding, which can make it harder to torrent effectively
minus-squareLemmylinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoIs it really that bad? I haven’t had any issues torrenting stuff with Mullvad, although I usually don’t torrent files above like 20GB
minus-square@CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoIt reduces your available peers. You can’t connect to other people with closed ports, one side needs to be open. It isn’t a huge deal with popular torrents, but it can cause problems with unpopular/old stuff.
minus-square@PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoAt least one side needs an open port in able to connect. So if your ports are closed, you can only connect to seeds/peers who have an open port. Opening your port ensures you can connect to anyone.
Mullvad or Proton
Note that Mullvad no longer allows port forwarding, which can make it harder to torrent effectively
Is it really that bad? I haven’t had any issues torrenting stuff with Mullvad, although I usually don’t torrent files above like 20GB
It reduces your available peers. You can’t connect to other people with closed ports, one side needs to be open.
It isn’t a huge deal with popular torrents, but it can cause problems with unpopular/old stuff.
At least one side needs an open port in able to connect. So if your ports are closed, you can only connect to seeds/peers who have an open port. Opening your port ensures you can connect to anyone.