qBittorrent doesn't show open until I test port

[Caddyroo 0]

This may just be a quirk of the client but if I restart qBit the status image will stay as firewalled until I use the test ports functionality in the AirVPN client area.

What I'm seeding isnt busy so its possible they are not making connections which tells the UI the ports are ok? The alternative being the ports are genuinely closed until I test them.

Any thoughts or experience of the same?

[Staff 10242]

6 minutes ago, Caddyroo said:

if I restart qBit the status image will stay as firewalled until I use the test ports functionality in the AirVPN client area.

Hello!

It is normal with most (or all?) listening programs. They need an incoming unsolicited connection to determine that they can receive it, otherwise they obviously can't know (*). Therefore the decision of most designers is showing the port firewalled until evidence of the contrary comes in.

Kind regards

(*) unless they maintain an external infrastructure, have the client contact this infrastructure, tell it to send an incoming packet to verify... questionable and probably not worth the effort especially with a p2p software.