Bittorrent - block ports outside the tunnel

[user777 0]

Hello,

When configuring uTorrent with remote port forwarding, I read that it was desirable to set up the firewall to block access to that port outside of the VPN tunnel.

uTorrent has a checkbox for "Add Windows Firewall Exception" ... would unchecking this checkbox achieve the desired result?

[Staff 9972]

Hello,

When configuring uTorrent with remote port forwarding, I read that it was desirable to set up the firewall to block access to that port outside of the VPN tunnel.

uTorrent has a checkbox for "Add Windows Firewall Exception" ... would unchecking this checkbox achieve the desired result?

Hello!

No, if you use Windows firewall and you don't tick that box, you risk ending up with a completely blocked uTorrent (regardless of VPN connection or not). It is sufficient that you don't forward the port(s) you use for uTorrent on your router in order to prevent correlation attacks.

As a side note, you might like to consider to switch to Comodo Firewall since the Windows firewall is unreliable. Comodo firewall will also enable you very easily to prevent uTorrent leaks in case of unexpected VPN disconnection.

https://airvpn.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=3&id=1713&Itemid=142

Kind regards