I recently gotten PIA also and set it up like described above i,e, only for torrenting and everything else goes through normal connection. Yes indeed, though it also works fine with e.g.
I'm new to Deluge, and new to using a VPN in combination with a torrent application in general. Is it correct that in order to achieve what I need, I just need to browse to Preferences > Network, and under the "interface" tab, enter the IP of my VPN provider I'm currently using? Yeah I've seen that thread, but surely there's a cleaner method to achieve killswitch functionality? I prefer to use a built in option within Deluge, rather than use a script. The above link has two methods one using iptables to restrict, and another using the openvpn UP directive to run a script starting deluge with the binded IP of the VPN and a script in a cron-job run every 5 mins to restart openvn if down. I don't know if it's 100% working by using the IP of your VPN, but in theory it should I believe, but never had a need to verify it as personally using a socks5 proxy instead of VPN(I use ltconfig plugin to enable force_proxy flag of libtorrent which is "killswitch" for proxys). In the prefs of deluge, you can bind an IP, not an interface. Better to have some protection than none.Mhertz wrote:There are multiple ways e.g. You can also use an IP blocker such as peerblock in case the VPN killswitch failed to work if your VPN dropped out and your internet was still running. Check 'DNS leak Protection', 'VPN Killswitch', 'Port Forwarding' and ÍPv6 Leak Protection'. The PIA VPN app comes with some very hand but very important features and make sure you check these in settings. As long as you have the PIA VPN app running (not necessarily connected, but at least running in the taskbar), you're still fully protected by a firewall. There's also a firewall built into the PIA VPN.
You can use the proxy service without the VPN, but it only masks the Ip address of the software you configure the proxy in. If you want to hide your torrent traffic from your ISP, do not use the socks5 it does not encrypt the traffic it only masks the IP address. PAI does not support incoming connections using their socks5 proxy service and therefore your DHT will be 0 and will always be waiting.
If your main goal for torrents is security, speed, and sharing back to the swarm, then do not enable the Proxy server options, as this will slow down your downloads, and inhibit sharing back to the swarm. If you are using a VPN, the socks5 proxy is not required.
If you're running utorrent over VPN, your connection is secure and encrypted anyway. It is recommended that you not disable this option unless your ISP actively searches for unencrypted incoming connections, as it can significantly impair your ability to connect to peers. If disabled, any incoming connection that is unencrypted will be ignored. Enabling it Allows µTorrent to establish unencrypted incoming connections. Uncheck "Allow incoming legacy connections" if you want your connections to be fully encrypyed. You need to test either way and see if there is a real difference between the two in terms of how many connections you establish. If you're using a VPN connection then you shouldn't worry too much, which one you use but it is up to you. If you want a more secure connection with less peer connections then go for forced. By using 'Enabled' allows you to connect to more peers. You can set this to 'Enable' as most users do not set this to 'Forced'. By enabling this the cleint attempts to encrypt outgoing connections, and will NOT fall back to an unencrypted mode if the connection fails. In the BitTorrent section of the µTorrent preferences, set the Protocol Encryption's mode of operation in BitTorrent to 'Force'. PIA's VPN handles port forwarding and is not required to be set in your router. Enter this number into 'Port used for incoming connections' within utorrent, otherwise port forwading won't work. Place you the mouse cursor over the PIA VPN app icon in the tray and you will see a port number. Uncheck UPnP, NAT-PMP and Firewall Exception for true privacy.
Use the following link to setup VPN and uttorent for PIA. Maximum number of connected peers per torrent: 100 The green check mark in utorrent is always on, even if I'm connected to VPN that doesn't do portforwarding.
Shoud I have NAT-PMP port mapping or UPnP port mapping enabled? Also, do I need to forward any port on the router? It was my understanding VPNs traverse NATed routers so this shouldn't be nescecary. On the VPN manager I select a server that is capable of portforwarding and I configure utorrent to use the forwarded port.
Often times torrents seem to download slower than they should and I'm wondering if I have the right settings. I connect to the internet via wi-fi and have a VPN, Privateineternetaccess.
I'm running the latest build of utorrent on Windows 7 64bit.