I want to download torrents using qbittorrent

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I want to I want to download torrents using qbittorrent. How should I configure it so my IP doesn't leak? I am using Windows 7 32-bit, Ethernet (IPv4 only), and the AirVPN client.

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I followed this procedure and it worked for me. It is a post from one of the forums here. I will paste it below. I will also suggest using VPNcheck as this will shut down qbittorrent if the VPN connection is lost. I'll put below the link for the setup instructions. I have personally used it for 9 months now and because my ISP is terrible it has saved me a couple times. With these two methods you will be protected from anything leaking. 

 

Hope I helped!

 

VPNcheck instructions are for the Pro version but the setup is almost the same. It worked for me anyway. http://jasonpitts.com/privacy/vpncheck-pro-keep-your-vpn-connected-when-you-need-it-using-vpn-check-pro/

 

 

DNS Leak protection post. This will help prevent DNS leaks. 

 

You can switch the DNS server for your native IP interface "on the fly" rather than permanently. This allows you to use your original IP interface when the VPN is down.

If you are connected to a router, then your native (i.e. non-VPN/original) IP interface is probably "Local Area Connection". If you are using wifi it may be something like "Wireless Network Connection". You will be able to see what the name of your interface is if you use this command:

ipconfig /all

You need to do this at a "command prompt", which you can bring up using "Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt". You can set up copy and paste editing in a command prompt by right-clicking on the title bar, where it says "Command Prompt". This should produce something like this:

C:\Users\user>ipconfig /all
...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
   ...
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9
   ...
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.4.??.?2(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.252
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October-15-13 9:11:06 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October-15-14 9:11:19 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.4.??.?1
   ...
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.4.0.1
   ...
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5BWB222 Wireless Network Adapter
   ...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   ...
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
   ...
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October-15-13 9:02:29 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October-23-13 9:02:33 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   ...
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
                                       ??.???.???.?
   ...

In this case WiFi is not being used, and the real IP interface is "Local Area Connection". The IP interface with the "Description" value of "TAP-Windows Adapter V9" is the IP interface that OpenVPN uses. This is often (but not always) "Local Area Connection 2", as it is in this case.

 

You can determine the correct DNS server to use (e.g. if you are using UDP on port 443 then use 10.4.0.1) from this page:
 
https://airvpn.org/specs/
 

You can see what the DNS is set to for all interfaces using this command:

netsh interface ip show dns

This should produce something like this:

C:\Users\user>netsh interface ip show dns
...
Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection 2"
    DNS servers configured through DHCP:  10.4.0.1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
...
Configuration for interface "Wireless Network Connection"
    DNS servers configured through DHCP:  None
    Register with which suffix:           Both primary and connection-specific

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection"
    DNS servers configured through DHCP:  192.168.1.254
                                          ??.???.???.1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
...

So the DNS server for the VPN connection is "10.4.0.1" in this case.

 

The DNS for the VPN interface should already be set in accordance with the link above. What we want is for the DNS server for the "Local Area Connection" (or "Wireless Network Connection" if using WiFi) to be the same as for the VPN connection.

Assuming that the interface name is "Local Area Connection", and that the appropriate AirVPN DNS server is 10.4.0.1, then when the VPN has come up, you can run this commmand as administrator:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.4.0.1

You need to do this at an "administrator command prompt" that has administrator privilege, which you can bring up using "Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt, right-click, Run as Administrator". You can set up copy and paste editing in a command prompt by right-clicking on the title bar, where it says "Administrator Command Prompt".

 

That has taken care of DNS leaks. Now when the VPN goes down, assuming you let DHCP normally configure your DNS, you can run this command as administrator:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp

And you are back to normal.

For convenience, you can put these commands into ".bat" scripts and create short cuts to them with the "Run as administrator" property set. Add a "pause" statement at the end so the window will stay open for you to see the results.

 

If you want to automate this, you can use an "up" script and "down" script with the OpenVPN connection.

 

NOTE:

 

In what follows, it is assumed that you are using the GUI wrapper program (OpenVPN-GUI) for OpenVPN that comes with OpenVPN, rather than the AirVPN GUI wrapper program. And that you have generated, downloaded and installed the ".ovpn" configuration files that this needs.

 

Towards this end add these lines to each ".ovpn" configuration file (using AirVPN's Configuration Generator for example):

script-security 2
up '_up.bat'
down '_down.bat'

Then in the same folder where the ".ovpn" files are add the file "_up.bat" containing this:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.4.0.1

And also in the same folder where the ".ovpn" files are add the file "_down.bat" containing this:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp

To check that your set up is working, use AirVPN's DNS leak test site:

http://ipleak.net/

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okay thank you.

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