Best QBittorrent setting for VPN

[kharit1 3]

Hi,

 

I have just download Qbittorrent download engine. I will be using this a lot to download different files. can somebody help me is to what's the best settings that i can set my QBittorent on so I don't get my information leaked.

 

I have read some people saying even when using airvpn for downloading they still received letter from there service provider about illegal downloading.

[nick75 25]

Hi!

 

You can bind qBittorrent to the tun0 interface or activate the network lock using Eddie.

Either way, you won't get any letter.

[LZ1 671]

Hello!

 

You can check my new user guide.

[OpenSourcerer 1431]

best settings that i can set my QBittorent on so I don't get my information leaked.

 

You can bind qBittorrent to the tun0 interface

 

This. Available in the advanced settings. Unless you use Windows because for me this never worked on Windows. Use Network Lock instead.

All other settings are your personal preference.

[serenacat 83]

I believe the default Options/Connection/Listening Port should be set to the Port Forward assigned by Air for proper interaction with trackers and peers due to the "firewall effect" of the VPN. Not a security issue (hopefully?), but an efficiency/performance setting, and may require extra interaction with antivirus or windows firewall.

Just a mention in a "starter thread". Probably covered in LZ guide, have not read up for a while. Todo.

[kharit1 3]

Thankyou all  

[uatavpn 6]

I believe the default Options/Connection/Listening Port should be set to the Port Forward assigned by Air for proper interaction with trackers and peers due to the "firewall effect" of the VPN.

 

i was told it wasn't necessary and, in fact, a bad idea to forward ports for torrenting - i run qBT with no forwarded ports or any other special settings and i get a 'green' light (uploading works) - the only thing i do since i don't use Eddie is to bind qBT to tun0

[Staff 9948]

i was told it wasn't necessary and, in fact, a bad idea to forward ports for torrenting 

 

 

Quite the opposite, it's a good idea. Without remote port forwarding your torrent software can't be contacted. It can only actively initiate connections toward some client which allows incoming connections, therefore performance is impaired and initial seeding is impossible. If all peers in a swarm did not accept incoming connections torrenting would not work at all in that swarm.

 

Kind regards

[uatavpn 6]

yes, Air staff is correct regarding port forwarding - my mistake

 

to others who find this topic...

 

AirVPN - go to your control panel and forward a port for both UDP and TCP - leave the fields blank and it will auto-pick a port

 

make sure the port you use is NOT forwarded in your router

 

there is no need to forward this port anywhere else (firewall, router, etc.) other than in the AirVPN control panel

 

qBittorrent > tools > options > connections

listening port - plug in the same port you forwarded on Air

uncheck UPnP

uncheck use different port on each start

 

qBittorrent > tools > options > connections > connection limits

global max = 100

connections per torrent = 50

(settings above suggested by Air staff)

 

qBittorrent > tools > options > bittorrent > privacy

enable DHT

enable PeX

 

qBittorrent > tools > options > advanced

network interface = tun0 (on Linux anyway) - you may have to be connected to the VPN before the tun0 option is available

 

if you change VPN servers, you may have to repeat the above step if you are unable to download

 

also see: Do you allow p2p? How can I optimize performance of eMule and BitTorrent with AirVPN? - Sales - AirVPN (https://airvpn.org/faq/p2p/)

[bluesjunior 42]

Here's a handy link which gives some more insight.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/optimizing-qbittorrent-speed

[Soupcan Sam Hootkins 13]

Hi!

 

You can bind qBittorrent to the tun0 interface or activate the network lock using Eddie.

Either way, you won't get any letter.

 

This is a great suggestion and solution. I just set qBittorrent to only use the TAP network adapter, and tested whether the connection was lost when I disconnected from my VPN and reinstated when I was connected to the VPN. Several tests show that the downloads stop as soon as I disconnect from the VPN, and continue once I reconnect the VPN. 

[kharit1 3]

thank you very much everyone